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Midnight's Children (Vintage Classics)
Salman Rushdie
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Description for Midnight's Children (Vintage Classics)
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'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.
*WINNER OF THE BOOKER AND BEST OF THE BOOKER PRIZE*
**A BBC ... Read more
WITH A NEW 40TH ANNIVERSARY INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Vintage Books USA
Condition
New
Number of Pages
672
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099511892
SKU
9780099511892
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About Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie is the author of fifteen previous novels, including Midnight's Children (for which he won the Booker Prize and the Best of the Booker), The Satanic Verses, and Quichotte (which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize). A former president of PEN American Center, Rushdie was knighted in 2007 for services to literature and was made a Companion of Honour ... Read more
Reviews for Midnight's Children (Vintage Classics)
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, ... Read more
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, ... Read more