num_pages: 533
description: The life of a man born at the moment of India's independence becomes inextricably linked to that of his nation and is a whirlwind of disasters and triumphs that mirror modern India's course
language: English
title: Midnight's Children
titlecomplete: Midnight's Children
characters: Hanif Aziz, Emerald Aziz, Naseem Ghani, Toxy Catrak, Alauddin Latif / Uncle Puffs, Qasim Khan, Lila Sabarmati, Amina Sinai, Commander Sabarmati, Shri Ramram Seth, Pia Aziz, Shaheed Dar, Musa, Mian Abdullah, Sonny Ibrahim, Ismail Ibrahim, Ayooba Baloch, Evie Lilith Burns, Mustapha Kemal, Tai, Reginald Dyer, Mary Pereira, Cyrus Dabash / Cyrus-the-great, Rani of Cooch Naheen, Padma Mangroli, Jawaharlal Nehru, Joseph D'Costa, Wee Willie Winkie, The Brass Monkey / Jamila Singer, Farooq Rasheed, Lifafa Das, Nussie Ibrahim, Vanita, Doctor Schaapsteker, Saleem Sinai, William Methwold, Doctor Narlikar, Sonia Aziz, Maggiore Zulfikar, Nadir Khan, Homi Catrack, Emil Zagallo, Aadam Aziz, S. P. Butt, Mustapha Aziz, Mumtaz Aziz, Ahmed Sinai
genres: Literature, Classics, Literary Fiction, Novels, India, Indian Literature, Magical Realism, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy
ratings_count: 120776
places: India, Kashmir, Pakistan
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: Penguin Books Ltd