{"product_id":"rebel-english-academy","title":"Rebel English Academy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eFrom the Booker-longlisted author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eA Case of Exploding Mangoes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecomes a darkly comic, searing new novel about political power, religion, education, sexuality, and dissent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.penguin.co.in\/book\/rebel-english-academy\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. Set in the aftermath of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's 1979 execution,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eRebel English Academy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efollows a vibrant cast of interconnected characters navigating the chaos of martial-law Pakistan with violence, passion, and sharp humor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. Wry, unnervingly funny, and deeply relevant, this is a triumphant novel about survival under authoritarian siege\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/groveatlantic.com\/book\/rebel-english-academy\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Academy and the Upheaval\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWhen a major Pakistani political figure is hanged, OK Town erupts in protest. A few miles away, Sir Baghi is surprised by a knock at the door of the Rebel English Academy - his tuition center that offers affordable English lessons to the \"sons and daughters of peasants and shopkeepers\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/book-reviews\/mohammed-hanif\/rebel-english-academy\/#footerlinklist3\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. An unexpected visitor, Sabiha, seeks refuge at the Academy. She has a gun, her parents are political prisoners, her husband has just died in a suspicious fire, and she is clearly hiding something\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.penguin.co.in\/book\/rebel-english-academy\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. Baghi encourages Sabiha to write, and throughout the book her life unspools on the page\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.penguin.co.in\/book\/rebel-english-academy\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Disgraced Officer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eMeanwhile, Captain Gul - a disgraced intelligence officer - has been banished to OK Town after bungling his assignment to procure a publishable photo of Bhutto's execution\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.publishersweekly.com\/978-0-8021-6598-5\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. His mission: silence protesters by any means necessary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.penguin.co.in\/book\/rebel-english-academy\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. But his duties and romantic desires begin to overlap, and his already-dubious power is further threatened\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.penguin.co.in\/book\/rebel-english-academy\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. Hanif alternates between these storylines, weaving them together with the precision of a cat-and-mouse thriller\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/groveatlantic.com\/book\/rebel-english-academy\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kitab Markaz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50937089097975,"sku":null,"price":1000.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0877\/8058\/9815\/files\/rebel-english-academy-mohammed-hanif-pakistani-satirical-fiction-hardcover-kitab-markaz.webp?v=1784021654","url":"https:\/\/kitabmarkaz.shop\/products\/rebel-english-academy","provider":"Kitab Markaz","version":"1.0","type":"link"}