Midnight's Children: The iconic Booker-prize winning novel, from bestselling author Salman Rushdie

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Reissued to mark the 40th anniversary of Rushdie's masterpiece, this edition carries a new introduction written for the occasion WITH A NEW 40TH ANNIVERSARY INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR 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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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 *
Rushdies 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 Midnights 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 Its a truly incredible work. * Verdict *

Author Bio

Salman Rushdie is the author of fourteen 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 in the Queen's last Birthday Honours list in 2022.