From 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.

When Pakistan's first elected Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto is hanged, the people of OK Town refuse to believe he is dead. Shortly thereafter, Sir Baghi is surprised by a knock at the door of his language school, the Rebel English Academy. An unexpected visitor, Sabiha, seeks refuge following her husband's death in a mysterious house fire.

Meanwhile Captain Gul has been banished to OK Town. But as his duties and romantic desires begin to overlap, his power is threatened.

In Rebel English Academy, Pakistan is struggling under martial law after the execution of its former leader. Mohammed Hanif has constructed a vibrant cast of interconnected characters who face this changing landscape with violence, passion and sharp humour.