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Published: 01/05/2008
Following a boy called Saleem and the telepathic powers that connect him with a thousand other children born at the hour of India's independence, Rushdie’s Booker Prize-winning novel blends the fantastical and the historical to mesmerising effect.
Winner of the Booker Prize 1981
Born at the stroke of midnight at the exact moment of India's independence, Saleem Sinai is a special child. However, this coincidence of birth has consequences he is not prepared for: telepathic powers connect him with 1,000 other 'midnight's children' all of whom are endowed with unusual gifts.
Inextricably linked to his nation, Saleem's story is a whirlwind of disasters and triumphs that mirrors the course of modern India at its most impossible and glorious.
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
ISBN: 9780099511892
Number of pages: 672
Weight: 484 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 33 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
A wonderful, rich and humane novel that is safe to call a classic. - Guardian
Midnight's Children is also full of such zest for every messy aspect of life that you can't help but feel inspired - Guardian
Rushdie’s novel took a post-colonial “empire fights back” spirit, and a deep personal understanding of the politics of Indian partition, and exploded them into something teeming with imaginative life… He inhabits a hybrid consciousness, with a telepathic connection to the other children of midnight, and tells its stories for all he is worth. - Observer
The extraordinary alchemy of Midnight’s Children was its miraculous fusion of the fantastical and the historical. - Evening Standard
A magical-realist reflection of the issues India faced post-independence including culture, language, religion, and politics… It’s a truly incredible work. - Verdict
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