Part of South Asia Writes @ Yale Series
Mohammed Hanif is a British Pakistani writer and journalist who writes a monthly opinion piece in The New York Times. Hanif is the author of the critically acclaimed book A Case of Exploding Mangoes, which was long-listed for the Booker Prize, shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award, and won the Commonwealth Prize for Best Book. His second book, Our Lady of Alice Bhatti, won the Wellcome Book Prize. He also worked as a correspondent for the BBC News based in Karachi and was the writer for its acclaimed drama and the feature film, The Long Night. He works has been published by The New York Times, The Daily Telegraph, The New Yorker, and The Washington Post. His play The Dictator’s Wife has been staged at the Hampstead Theatre.
Hanif will speak about his latest book: Red Birds.