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Midnight's Children is a 1981 novel by Indian-British writer Salman Rushdie, published by Jonathan Cape with cover design by Bill Botten, about India's transition from British colonial rule to independence and partition.
- Salman Rushdie
- 1981
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.
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Apr 15, 2017 · Midnight's Children is a 1981 novel by Salman Rushdie that deals with India's transition from British colonialism to independence and the partition of British India.
Midnight’s Children won the Booker Prize in 1981. Read the full book summary, an in-depth character analysis of Saleem Sinai, and explanations of important quotes from Midnight’s Children.
- Salman Rushdie
- 1981
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Apr 21, 1992 · Midnight's Child: Directed by Colin Bucksey. With Marcy Walker, Cotter Smith, Olivia d'Abo, Elisabeth Moss. Kate and her artist husband are busy working parents.
Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children begins as narrator Saleem Sinai urgently tells the story of his life. Born at the exact moment of India’s independence from British rule, Saleem is inescapably “handcuffed to history,” and his own fate is intertwined with that of his nation.
