Synopsis
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 information
- Publisher: Vintage Publishing
- ISBN: 9780099511892
- Number of pages: 672
- Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 43 mm
- Weight: 466g
- Languages: English
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Midnight's Children
Brilliant. An epic. I love the storytelling ways of Salman Rushdie. It makes me feel like hes in the room reading to me! Midnights Children seems to wan... READ MORE
midnight's children is a poor, poor book
the plot is incoherent. the characters are unrelatable. intresting events in indian history are overlooked. Rushdie spends too long describng boaring phase... READ MORE
Midnight's Children
Midnight's Children is a book that's not quite like any other. As per Rushdie's usual style, the book can be difficult to read in that it seems to wander ... READ MORE
Midnight's Children
Brilliant. An epic. I love the storytelling ways of Salman Rushdie. It makes me feel like hes in the room reading to me! Midnights Children seems to wan... READ MORE