A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR A thrilling razorsharp critique of US foreign policy Red Birds is an incisive unsparing critique of war and of Americas role in the destruction of the Middle East It combines modern and ancient farcical traditions in thrilling way Guardian American pilot Major Ellie has crashed his plane in the middle of a desert Lucky for him theres room for him at the very refugee camp he was supposed to bomb Teenage Momo doesnt see it that way the camp is a trap not a refuge His brothers missing his parents are in a rage and an aid worker wont stop trying to interview him for her book on the Teenage Muslim Mind Savage irreverent and deliciously dark Red Birds is a masterful unravelling of intertwined fates in a forgotten warscape and a brilliant satire about satire about the absurdity of war and the impossibility of peace show more