by Salman Rushdie · Picador · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780330267144
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«Midnight's Children» is the novel by Salman Rushdie, published by Picador in paperback (463 pages, in English).
The novel follows Saleem Sinai, born at the exact moment India gains independence, and whose life runs in parallel with that of his nation. His story, narrated with fantastical elements, spans decades of Indian history and addresses identity, power, and the weight of the past in a transforming society.
The work won the 1981 Booker Prize and this Picador edition belongs to the Picador Books collection.
For readers of literary fiction seeking an imaginative reinterpretation of India's history.
Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie is an Indian-born British and American novelist. His work often combines magical realism with historical fiction and primarily deals with connections, disruptions, and migrations between Eastern and Western civilizations, typically set on the Indian subcontinent. Rushdie's second novel, Midnight's Children (1981), won the Booker Prize in 1981 and was deemed to be "the best novel of all winners" on two occasions that marked the 25th and the 40th anniversary of the prize.
