{"product_id":"rebel-english-academy-9780802165985","title":"Rebel English Academy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Mohammed Hanif is a brave, gifted writer.\" --Mohsin Hamid, author of \u003ci\u003eExit West\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the brilliant Booker-longlisted Mohammed Hanif comes a lively, rich novel about the power of language, friendship, and protest in the face of political turmoil\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a major Pakistani political figure is hanged, OK Town erupts in protest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA few miles away, Sir Baghi is surprised by a knock at the door of the Rebel English Academy, his tuition center that offers affordable English lessons. An unexpected visitor, Sabiha, seeks refuge at the Academy - but she has a gun, her parents are political prisoners, her husband has just died in a suspicious fire, and she's clearly hiding something. Baghi encourages Sabiha to write, and throughout the book her life unspools on the page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile Captain Gul, disgraced intelligence officer, has been banished to OK Town, where he aims to silence protesters by any means necessary. But his duties - and romantic desires - begin to overlap, and his already-dubious power is further threatened.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eRebel English Academy\u003c\/i\u003e, Pakistan is coming into modernity, struggling under martial law after the execution of its former leader. Mohammed Hanif has constructed a vibrant cast of interconnected characters that face this changing landscape with violence, passion, and the occasional sharp humor. Wry, searing, and deeply relevant, \u003ci\u003eRebel English Academy\u003c\/i\u003e is a triumphant new novel about political power, religion, education, sexuality, and dissent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mohammed Hanif\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802165985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMohammed Hanif\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Okara, Pakistan. He graduated from the Pakistan Air Force Academy as Pilot Officer but subsequently left to pursue a career in journalism. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eA Case of Exploding Mangoes\u003c\/i\u003e, was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award and won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Novel. His second novel, \u003ci\u003eOur Lady of Alice Bhatti, \u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the 2012 Wellcome Prize. He has written the libretto for an opera called Bhutto, commissioned by the Lyric Theater in Illinois, which premiered with the Pittsburgh Opera in 2019. He has also written for the stage and screen, including a BBC radio play, \u003ci\u003eWhat Now, Now That We Are Dead?\u003c\/i\u003e He writes regularly for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, BBC Urdu, and BBC Punjabi, and currently splits his time between Berlin and Karachi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Mohammed Hanif \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47674858766493,"sku":"9780802165985","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_9bc3f65b-d7fa-4a9d-bee8-c3cc6caae6ed.jpg?v=1771914700","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/rebel-english-academy-9780802165985","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}