‘Funny, subversive, erotic and sad…
Anyone thinking of applying for the job of unhinged,
religious dictator should read this first,’
Mark Haddon

 ‘Unputdownable
and darkly hilarious. Mohammed Hanif is a brave,
gifted writer.’
Moshin Hamid

‘Sure-footed and inventive,
Hanif adopts a playful, exuberant voice, as competing theories and assassination plots are ingeniously combined and overlaid.’
Kirkus Reviews

‘Witty, elegant, and deliciously anarchic
…Hanif has a lovely eye and an even better ear,’
John Le Carré

‘Exuberant...darkly funny’
Robert MacFarlane New York Times Book Review

‘Intelligent, witty and street smart’
William Dalrymple

‘There are many reasons to read this excellent novel’
New York Observer

‘Belongs in a tradition that includes Catch-22, but it also calls to mind the biting comedy of Philip Roth, the magical realism of Salma Rushdie and the feverish nightmares of Kfka. But trying to compare hs work to his predecessors is like trying to compare apples to, well, mangoes, bacuase Hanif has his won story to tell, one that defies expectations at every turn...Brilliant’
The Washington Post