Synopsis
Born at the stroke of midnight, at the precise moment of India's independence, Saleem Sinai is destined from birth to be special. For he is one of 1,001 children born in the midnight hour, children who all have special gifts, children with whom Saleem is telepathically linked.
But there has been a terrible mix up at birth, and Saleem's life takes some unexpected twists and turns. As he grows up amidst a whirlwind of triumphs and disasters, Saleem must learn the ominous consequences of his gift, for the course of his life is inseparably linked to that of his motherland, and his every act is mirrored and magnified in the events that shape the newborn nation of India.
It is a great gift, and a terrible burden.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Vintage Publishing
- ISBN: 9780099578512
- Number of pages: 672
- Dimensions: 197 x 129 x 36 mm
- Weight: 488g
- 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