Pakistani · b. 1964
Mohammed Hanif writes dark comedy about Pakistan's military establishment. "A Case of Exploding Mangoes" (2008) reimagines the mysterious plane crash that killed General Zia-ul-Haq—a dictator fictionalized with satirical precision. Hanif was a pilot in the Pakistani Air Force before becoming a journalist and then a novelist. His subsequent work continues to probe power with irreverence.