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Mohammed Hanif

Pakistan (b.1965)

Mohammed Hanif was born in Okara, Pakistan. After leaving the Pakistan Air Force Academy to pursue a career in journalism, he worked for Newsline, India Today, and The Washington Post. He has written plays for the stage and screen, including a critically acclaimed BBC drama and the feature film The Long Night. Hanif is a graduate of University of East Anglia's creative writing programme. He is currently head of BBC's Urdu Service and lives in London.

Awards: Commonwealth (2009) see all

Novels

   A Case of Exploding Mangoes (2008)
   Our Lady of Alice Bhatti (2011)
   Red Birds (2018)

Books containing stories by Mohammed Hanif

The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2011 (2011)
(Best American Nonrequired Reading)
edited by
Dave Eggers

Awards

2009 Commonwealth Writers' Prize: Best First Book : A Case of Exploding Mangoes

Award nominations

	2008 James Tait Black Memorial Prize (nominee) : A Case of Exploding Mangoes
	2008 Booker Prize (longlist) : A Case of Exploding Mangoes

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