{"product_id":"red-birds-mohammed-hanif","title":"Red Birds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful novel about war, family and love, from the bestselling, prize-winning author dubbed 'Pakistan's brightest voice' (\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn American pilot crash lands in the desert and takes refuge in the very camp he was supposed to bomb. Hallucinating palm trees and worrying about dehydrating to death isn't what Major Ellie expected from this mission. Still, it's an improvement on the constant squabbles with his wife back home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the camp, teenager Momo's money-making schemes are failing. His brother left for his first day at work and never returned, his parents are at each other's throats, his dog is having a very bad day, and an aid worker has shown up wanting to research him for her book on the Teenage Muslim Mind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten with his trademark wit, keen eye for absurdity and telling important truths about the world today, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRed Birds\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereveals master storyteller Mohammed Hanif at the height of his powers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAuthor Bio:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eMohammed Hanif is Pakistan's leading writer and columnist. Born in Okara, Pakistan, he graduated from the Pakistan Air Force Academy as Pilot Officer but subsequently left to pursue a career in journalism\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. His first novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eA Case of Exploding Mangoes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e, was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award, and won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Novel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flipkart.com\/red-birds\/p\/itmf66fj25h37hrd?lid=LSTBOK9781408897164DIBOAI\u0026amp;ppt=None\u0026amp;srno=b_1_16\u0026amp;store=bks\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. His second novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eOur Lady of Alice Bhatti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e, was shortlisted for the 2012 Wellcome Prize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flipkart.com\/red-birds\/p\/itmf66fj25h37hrd?lid=LSTBOK9781408897164DIBOAI\u0026amp;ppt=None\u0026amp;srno=b_1_16\u0026amp;store=bks\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. He has written the libretto for an opera called \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eBhutto\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e and writes regularly for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e, BBC Urdu, and BBC Punjabi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flipkart.com\/red-birds\/p\/itmf66fj25h37hrd?lid=LSTBOK9781408897164DIBOAI\u0026amp;ppt=None\u0026amp;srno=b_1_16\u0026amp;store=bks\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. He currently splits his time between Berlin and Karachi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flipkart.com\/red-birds\/p\/itmf66fj25h37hrd?lid=LSTBOK9781408897164DIBOAI\u0026amp;ppt=None\u0026amp;srno=b_1_16\u0026amp;store=bks\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kitab Markaz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50937133531383,"sku":null,"price":750.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0877\/8058\/9815\/files\/red-birds-mohammed-hanif-satirical-wartime-fiction-paperback-kitab-markaz.jpg?v=1784022259","url":"https:\/\/kitabmarkaz.shop\/products\/red-birds-mohammed-hanif","provider":"Kitab Markaz","version":"1.0","type":"link"}