Midnight’s Children

Publisher:
Penguin Random House
| Author:
RUSHDIE, SALMAN
| Language:
English
| Format:
Paperback
Publisher:
Penguin Random House
Author:
RUSHDIE, SALMAN
Language:
English
Format:
Paperback

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*WINNER OF THE BOOKER AND BEST OF THE BOOKER PRIZE* **A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BIG JUBILEE READ PICK** ‘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, 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. WITH A NEW 4TH ANNIVERSARY INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR

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*WINNER OF THE BOOKER AND BEST OF THE BOOKER PRIZE* **A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BIG JUBILEE READ PICK** ‘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, 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. WITH A NEW 4TH ANNIVERSARY INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR

About Author

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 27 for services to literature and was made a Companion of Honour in the Queen's last Birthday Honours list in 222.

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