The 20 Most Anticipated Books Of Summer 2011

Exciting new novels by Mohammed Hanif and Aravind Adiga (two of the hottest stars of South Asian literature), new novels by underrated writers Dana Spiotta and Tom Perrotta, meditations on race and politics by Caryl Phillips and Randall Kennedy, thoughts on the transformation of Beijing and the centrality of Deng Xiaoping, the follies of the unwinnable war on terror, a classic tale of an impostor who didn't know when to stop, a reimagination of the life of Princess Diana, the convergence of the Muslim world toward democratic norms, a bold study of the contemporary "post-romantic" marriage, and prose poems from a beloved modern master--these are just some of the thrilling books awaiting your summer reading pleasure.

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Mohammed Hanif, "Our Lady of Alice Bhatti" (Random House, Aug.)

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There is hardly a star brighter than Mohammed Hanif in the South Asian literary firmament; Hanif is at the very peak of the best writers in the post-Rusdhie/Seth/Mistry generation. If anyone wants to understand modern Pakistan, Hanif's satiric debut novel, A Case of Exploding Mangoes (winner of the Commonwealth Prize), about the life and death of dictator Zia-ul-Haq, is the ideal place to start. His much-anticipated second novel takes us to the streets of Karachi, that anarchic, frenzied, overdetermined metropolis that has yet to receive a full-fledged novelistic treatment. If anyone can pull it off, it's Hanif.

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There is hardly a star brighter than Mohammed Hanif in the South Asian literary firmament; Hanif is at the very peak of the best writers in the post-Rusdhie/Seth/Mistry generation. If anyone wants to understand modern Pakistan, Hanif's satiric debut novel, A Case of Exploding Mangoes (winner of the Commonwealth Prize), about the life and death of dictator Zia-ul-Haq, is the ideal place to start. His much-anticipated second novel takes us to the streets of Karachi, that anarchic, frenzied, overdetermined metropolis that has yet to receive a full-fledged novelistic treatment. If anyone can pull it off, it's Hanif.

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