{"product_id":"red-birds-paperback","title":"Red Birds - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMohammed Hanif\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn American pilot crash lands in the desert and finds himself on the outskirts of the very camp he was supposed to bomb. After days spent wandering and hallucinating from dehydration, Major Ellie is rescued by one of the camp's residents, a teenager named Momo, whose entrepreneurial money-making schemes are failing as his family is falling apart: His older brother, Ali, left for his first day of work at an American base and never returned; his parents are at each other's throats; his dog, Mutt, is having a very bad day; and an earthy-crunchy aid worker has shown up wanting to research him for her book on the Teenage Muslim Mind. Amidst the madness, Momo sets out to search for his brother Ali, hoping his new Western acquaintances might be able to help find him. But as the truth of Ali's whereabouts begin to unfold, the effects of American \"aid\" on this war-torn country are revealed to be increasingly pernicious. \u003cbr\u003eWritten with his trademark wit and keen eye for absurdity, and revealing critical truths about the state of the world today, \u003ci\u003eRed Birds\u003c\/i\u003e shows master storyteller Mohammed Hanif at the height of his powers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMohammed Hanif was born in Okara, Pakistan. He graduated from the Pakistan Air Force Academy as Pilot Officer but subsequently left to pursue a career in journalism. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eA Case of Exploding Mangoes\u003c\/i\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. His second novel, \u003ci\u003eOur Lady of Alice Bhatti\u003c\/i\u003e, was shortlisted for the 2012 Wellcome Prize. He has written the libretto for a new opera and writes regularly for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, BBC Urdu, and BBC Punjabi. He currently splits his time between Berlin and Karachi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757519438112,"sku":"9780802147288","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2f5f394708a5df5ae81956ec58cea544.webp?v=1780104908","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/red-birds-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}