An American pilot crash lands in the desert and takes refuge in the very camp he was supposed to bomb. Hallucinating palm trees and worrying about dehydrating to death isn't what he expected from this mission. In the camp, teenager Momo's money making schemes are failing and his brother left for his first day at work and never returned. Written with his trademark wit and keen eye for absurdity, Red Birds reveals master storyteller Mohammed Hanif at the height of his powers.