Mohammed Hanif
Mohammed Hanif (born November 1964 in Okara, Pakistan) is a Pakistani writer and journalist.
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[edit] Life
He was born in Okara. He graduated from East Pakistan Air Force Academy as a pilot officer, but subsequently left to pursue a career in journalism.[1] He initially worked for Newsline, The Washington Post and India Today. He is a graduate of the University of East Anglia.[2] In 1996, he moved to London to work for the BBC. Later, he became the head of the BBC's Urdu service in London.[3] He graduated from the University of East Anglia in 2005, and moved back to Pakistan in 2008.[4]
[edit] Works
His first novel A Case of Exploding Mangoes (2008) was shortlisted for the 2008 Guardian First Book Award.[5] It has been also shortlisted for 2009 Commonwealth Writers' Prize in the Best First Book category as a winner from Europe and South Asia region.[6] He has also written plays for the stage and screen, including a BBC drama and the movie, The Long Night. He recently published his new book "Our Lady of Alice Bhatti" which is getting nice response from readers and critics.
[edit] References
- ^ "Author Spotlight: Mohammed Hanif ", Random House
- ^ "Mohammed Hanif". Random House. http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=78707.
- ^ "Mohammed Hanif". Random House. http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=78707.
- ^ "Mohammed Hanif on his homecoming to Pakistan". London: The Guardian. 2009-08-07. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/aug/07/mohammed-hanif-pakistan-homecoming. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ^ Higgins, Charlotte (31 October 2008). "Five of the best in line for the Guardian first book award". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/oct/31/guardianfirstbookaward-awardsandprizes. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
- ^ "2009 Regional Winners". The Commonwealth Foundation website. March 12, 2009. http://www.commonwealthfoundation.com/culturediversity/writersprize/cwp/2009%20prize/2009cwpregional/. Retrieved 2009-03-15.[dead link]
[edit] External links
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- Booker Prize Interview
- Mohammed Hanif: My Country, Caving to the Taliban
- Ten Myths About Pakistan- Times of India
- Audio slideshow interview with Mohammed Hanif talking about A Case of Exploding Mangoes on The Interview Online
- Audio: Mohammed Hanif in conversation on the BBC World Service discussion programme The Forum
- "Mohammed Hanif on being longlisted for the Man Booker", manbookerprize.com
- Interview with Mohammed Hanif: "People Did Not Want the Taliban"
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- An interview with Mohammed Hanif about the Taliban in Pakistan
- Mohammad Hanif Articles on BBC Urdu
- Interview with Papercuts literary magazine on writing technique, elitism in Pakistani writing in English and hypocrisy in Pakistani society
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