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Midnight's Children by Rushdie, Salman is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Midnight's Children about?

Born at the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, at the precise moment of India's independence, the infant Saleem Sinai is celebrated in the press and welcomed by Prime Minister Nehru himself. But this coincidence of birth has consequences Saleem is not prepared for: telepathic powers that connect him with 1,000 other "midnight's children"--all born in the initial hour of India's independence--and an uncanny sense of smell that allows him to sniff out dangers others cannot perceive. Inextricably linked to his nation, Saleem's biography is a whirlwind of disasters and triumphs that mirror the course of modern India at its most impossible and glorious. Ebullient, operatic, comic, and serious, this novel is a wild, astonishing evocation of the maturity of a vast and complicated land and its people--a brilliant incarnation of the universal human comedy, Indian-style. (back cover)

Who reads Midnight's Children?

Author

Rushdie, Salman

Publisher

New York, N.Y., U.S.A.: Penguin Books

Published

1991

Language

EN

ISBN

9780140132700

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Islam

Rating

3.99 / 5 (1,546 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14