{"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\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802165985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/09\/2025\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mohammed Hanif","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52122398490805,"sku":"9780802165985","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8e390c5c-3226-4775-a943-0e903acc2145.jpg?v=1766512888","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/rebel-english-academy-9780802165985","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}