num_pages: 463
description: 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. His every act is mirrored and magnified in events that sway the course of national affairs; his health and well-being are inextricably bound to those of his nation; his life is inseparable, at times indistinguishable, from the history of his country. Perhaps most remarkable are the telepathic powers linking him with India’s 1,000 other “midnight’s children,” all born in that initial hour and endowed with magical gifts.This novel is at once a fascinating family saga and an astonishing evocation of a vast land and its people–a brilliant incarnation of the universal human comedy.  Midnight’s Children  stands apart as both an epochal work of fiction and a brilliant performance by one of the great literary voices of our time.
language: English
title: Midnight's Children
titlecomplete: Midnight's Children
characters: Pia Aziz, Homi Catrack, Aadam Aziz, Amina Sinai, Farooq Rasheed, Padma Mangroli, Sonny Ibrahim, S. P. Butt, Mustapha Kemal, Tai, Maggiore Zulfikar, Emerald Aziz, Shri Ramram Seth, Ahmed Sinai, Toxy Catrak, Evie Lilith Burns, Mian Abdullah, Hanif Aziz, Commander Sabarmati, Sonia Aziz, Wee Willie Winkie, Joseph D'Costa, Mumtaz Aziz, Lila Sabarmati, Saleem Sinai, Lifafa Das, Shaheed Dar, Cyrus Dabash / Cyrus-the-great, Doctor Narlikar, Naseem Ghani, Mary Pereira, Nadir Khan, Musa, Rani of Cooch Naheen, Emil Zagallo, Nussie Ibrahim, Jawaharlal Nehru, Mustapha Aziz, Doctor Schaapsteker, Reginald Dyer, Alauddin Latif / Uncle Puffs, Vanita, Qasim Khan, William Methwold, The Brass Monkey / Jamila Singer, Ismail Ibrahim, Ayooba Baloch
genres: Fiction, Magical Realism, Indian Literature, India, Literature, Classics, Novels, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 120793
places: Kashmir, Pakistan, India
awards: awardedAt: 347184000000
name: Booker Prize, awardedAt: 347184000000
name: James Tait Black Memorial Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: The Booker of Bookers Prize, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: The Best of the Booker, awardedAt: 1262332800000
name: Премія імені Максима Рильського
publisher: Vintage Canada