num_pages: 647
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. Twenty-five years after its publication, 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: Mustapha Kemal, Qasim Khan, Jawaharlal Nehru, Alauddin Latif / Uncle Puffs, Sonia Aziz, Toxy Catrak, Cyrus Dabash / Cyrus-the-great, Evie Lilith Burns, The Brass Monkey / Jamila Singer, Shri Ramram Seth, S. P. Butt, Shaheed Dar, Commander Sabarmati, Aadam Aziz, Musa, Hanif Aziz, Wee Willie Winkie, Naseem Ghani, Doctor Narlikar, Farooq Rasheed, Mian Abdullah, Rani of Cooch Naheen, Saleem Sinai, Vanita, Amina Sinai, William Methwold, Ismail Ibrahim, Ahmed Sinai, Lifafa Das, Doctor Schaapsteker, Mustapha Aziz, Joseph D'Costa, Lila Sabarmati, Mumtaz Aziz, Homi Catrack, Emerald Aziz, Maggiore Zulfikar, Nadir Khan, Tai, Mary Pereira, Ayooba Baloch, Nussie Ibrahim, Reginald Dyer, Sonny Ibrahim, Padma Mangroli, Pia Aziz, Emil Zagallo
genres: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Novels, Literature, Indian Literature, India, Fantasy, Classics, Fiction, Magical Realism
ratings_count: 120768
places: Pakistan, India, Kashmir
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