A Case of Exploding Mangoes

A Case of Exploding Mangoes
First edition (US)
AuthorMohammed Hanif
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical fiction
Published2008 (Knopf/US)
Publication date
20 May 2008
Publication placePakistan
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages336 pp
ISBN0-307-26807-1
OCLC191865420

A Case of Exploding Mangoes is a 2008 comic novel by the Pakistani writer Mohammed Hanif. It is based on the 1988 aircraft crash that killed Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, the sixth president of Pakistan.

The book received generally positive reviews from critics. It won the Commonwealth Foundation's Best First Book prize in 2009, and was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award.


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