"Ein US-Kampfpilot stürzt über der Wüste im Orient ab. Er rettet sich ausgerechnet in das Militärcamp, das er ausbomben sollte, und begegnet dort ziemlich schrägen Typen ... Mohammed Hanifs Roman Rote Vögel ist 'schonungslose Kritik am Krieg und Amerikas Außenpolitik - erzählt mit einem bitterbösen Humor à la Hellers ,Catch-22'' (The Guardian). Hanif war Kampfpilot bei der pakistanischen Luftwaffe und lebt als Autor und Journalist in Karatschi. Mod.: Angela Spizig, dt. Text: Ulrich Noethen
Ein Abend im Rahmen der lit.COLOGNE 2019."
"Only weeks since her release from Borstal, Alice is a candidate for the position of junior nurse at Sacred Heart Hospital for All Ailments. With guidance from the working nurse’s manual, Alice brings support to thousands of patients. In the process, she attracts the attention of a lovesick patient, Teddy Bunt. They fall in love; Teddy with sudden violence, Alice with cautious optimism. Their love is unexpected, but the consequences are not…"
"There is a saying that when lovers fall out, a plane goes down. A Case of Exploding Mangoes is the story of one such plane. Why did a Hercules C130, the world's sturdiest aircraft, carrying Pakistan's military dictator General Zia ul Haq, go down on 17 August, 1988? Was it because of: mechanical failure; human error; the CIA's impatience; a blind woman's curse; generals not happy with their pension plans; the mango season? Or could it be your narrator, Ali Shigri? Teasing, provocative, and very funny, Mohammed Hanif's debut novel takes one of the subcontinent's enduring mysteries and out of it spins a tale as rich and colourful as a beggar's dream..."
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