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Midnight's Children (Vintage Classics)
Salman Rushdie
'A wonderful, rich and humane novel... a classic' Guardian
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.
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Reviews for Midnight's Children (Vintage Classics)
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
A head-spinning tale... Rushdie's masterpiece virtually invented a new language for Anglo-Indian literature
John Walsh
Reader's Digest
Fresh and witty
Neema Shah
Eastern Eye