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Rushdie, Salman Midnight’s Children Fiction |
| At the stroke of midnight on the night of India’s independence, Saleem
Sinai is born and accidentally given to the wrong parents. As he grows, he
discovers that his fate is inextricably linked to that of the nation with
which he shares a birthday. His strange birth has also given him the power
of telepathy, linking him to the other “Midnight’s Children,” of which it
turns out there are 1,001. Midnight’s Children mixes elements of the fantastic with
the political. Rushdie’s prose is masterful, giddy, and acrobatic. This
is a don’t-miss novel, especially for people who love India.
Recommended March 2011 |
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