{"product_id":"rebel-english-academy-9780143471981","title":"Rebel English Academy","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Mohammed Hanif\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: PRH India Local Print\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Hamish Hamilton\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Literary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen a major Pakistani political figure is hanged, OK Town erupts in protest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRebel English Academy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRebel English Academy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a triumphant new novel about political power, religion, education, sexuality, and dissent.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PRH India Local Print","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47273961980055,"sku":"9780143471981","price":520.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780143471981.webp?v=1773380491","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/rebel-english-academy-9780143471981","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}