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"They'll either shoot you or ignore you or read your book and laugh" Satirist Mohammed Hanif on freedom in Pakistan bbc.in/1jDaL87
Duration:
25 minutes
First broadcast:
Friday 28 March 2014
Mohammed Hanif has been an officer pilot, a journalist and is now a satirical novelist. His work explores the contradictions in Pakistani society and he is one of a generation of new writers in the country who are keen to show it is not mired in conflict. He talks to Razia Iqbal about his novels A Case of Exploding Mangoes and Our Lady of Alice Bhatti and why he likes to make his readers laugh.
Got to catch this when I was walking home on Friday by chance. Thought some of you guys may be interested in giving a listen. I read A Case of Exploding Mangoes when it came out and enjoy it quite a bit.
Duration:
25 minutes
First broadcast:
Friday 28 March 2014
Mohammed Hanif has been an officer pilot, a journalist and is now a satirical novelist. His work explores the contradictions in Pakistani society and he is one of a generation of new writers in the country who are keen to show it is not mired in conflict. He talks to Razia Iqbal about his novels A Case of Exploding Mangoes and Our Lady of Alice Bhatti and why he likes to make his readers laugh.
Got to catch this when I was walking home on Friday by chance. Thought some of you guys may be interested in giving a listen. I read A Case of Exploding Mangoes when it came out and enjoy it quite a bit.