▁seeking ▁to ▁secure ▁control ▁of ▁land ▁rich ▁in ▁rare ▁earth ▁or es . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁mis fit ▁with ▁little ▁military ▁experience ▁and ▁so ▁is ▁un su ited ▁for ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁mer cen ary ; ▁however , ▁he ▁man ages ▁to ▁out w it ▁his ▁r uth less ▁advers aries ▁who ▁are ▁season ed ▁profession als . ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁nov els ▁by ▁Amb ler ▁in ▁which ▁stat eless ness ▁or ▁the ▁danger ▁of ▁becoming ▁stat eless ▁( an ▁ex ile , ▁not ▁a ▁citiz en ▁of ▁any ▁country ▁and ▁unw el come ▁in ▁all ▁countries ) ▁features ▁prom in ently ▁in ▁the ▁plot . ▁ ▁This ▁book ▁has ▁been ▁re - pub lished ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁This ▁Gun ▁for ▁H ire . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 7 ▁nov els ▁Category : The ▁Bod ley ▁Head ▁books <0x0A> </s> ▁Ad il ▁H uss ain ▁() ▁is ▁an ▁Indian ▁actor ▁who ▁has ▁worked ▁in ▁Indian ▁cinema , ▁including ▁art ▁house ▁cinema ▁and ▁main stream ▁Bol lywood , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁international ▁cinema , ▁in ▁films ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁Rel uct ant ▁Fund amental ist ▁and ▁Life ▁of ▁Pi ▁( both ▁ 2 0 1 2 ). ▁He ▁received ▁National ▁Film ▁Awards ▁( Special ▁J ury ) ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁National ▁Film ▁Awards ▁for ▁Hotel ▁Salv ation ▁and ▁Maj ▁R ati ▁K et ek i . ▁He ▁has ▁star red ▁in ▁English , ▁H indi , ▁Ass am ese , ▁Beng ali ,