Published: 01/05/2008
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
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