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Magical realism intertwined with India's history.

Imagine your life being a mirror to your country's destiny—complex, enchanting, and tumultuous. "Midnight's Children" isn't just a book; it's a kaleidoscope of India’s independence era, blending history with fantastical elements. Rushdie's narrative is a masterpiece that doesn’t simply tell you a story; it absorbs you into its pages, making you witness the dance of a nation's birth and a boy's destiny tied to it. If you relish rich prose and deep, interwoven plots, this book will captivate you.

  • Booker Prize (1981)
  • James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction (1981)
  • The Booker of Bookers Prize (1993)
  • The Best of the Booker (2008)
  • Премія імені Максима Рильського (2010)
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Midnight's Children

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ISBN: 9780099578512
Authors: Salman Rushdie
Publisher: Vintage
Date of Publication: 1995-05-01
Format: Paperback
Related Topics: Magical Realism, Literature, Classics
Goodreads rating: 3.98
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Saleem Sinai is born at the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, the very moment of India’s independence. Greeted by fireworks displays, cheering crowds, and Prime Minister Nehru himself, Saleem grows up to learn the ominous consequences of this coincidence. His every act is mirrored and magnified in events that sway the course of national affairs; his health and well-being are inextricably bound to those of his nation; his life is inseparable, at times indistinguishable, from the history of his country. Perhaps most remarkable are the telepathic powers linking him with India’s 1,000 other “midnight’s children,” all born in that initial hour and endowed with magical gifts. This novel is at once a fascinating family saga and an astonishing evocation of a vast land and its people–a brilliant incarnation of the universal human comedy. Twenty-five years after its publication, Midnight’s Children stands apart as both an epochal work of fiction and a brilliant performance by one of the great literary voices of our time.
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Magical realism intertwined with India's history.

Imagine your life being a mirror to your country's destiny—complex, enchanting, and tumultuous. "Midnight's Children" isn't just a book; it's a kaleidoscope of India’s independence era, blending history with fantastical elements. Rushdie's narrative is a masterpiece that doesn’t simply tell you a story; it absorbs you into its pages, making you witness the dance of a nation's birth and a boy's destiny tied to it. If you relish rich prose and deep, interwoven plots, this book will captivate you.

  • Booker Prize (1981)
  • James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction (1981)
  • The Booker of Bookers Prize (1993)
  • The Best of the Booker (2008)
  • Премія імені Максима Рильського (2010)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.