{"product_id":"midnights-children","title":"Midnight's Children","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMidnight's Children by Salman Rushdie | Booker Prize-Winning Novel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMidnight's Children\u003c\/strong\u003e by Salman Rushdie is a landmark work of literary fiction that intertwines one young man's extraordinary life with the history of modern India. Born at the exact moment India achieves independence, Saleem Sinai becomes mysteriously connected to a generation of children whose lives and unusual abilities reflect the possibilities and upheavals of a newly independent nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout This Book\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eSaleem Sinai is born at midnight on 15 August 1947, at the moment of India's independence. He soon discovers that his birth connects him telepathically with more than a thousand other children born during the same hour, each associated with unusual gifts. His personal story becomes inseparable from the history of the country in which he grows up.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs Saleem recounts his life, family experiences and personal memories intersect with major historical and political events. The novel moves through themes of identity, memory, fate, nationalism, migration, family, conflict, and the continuing effects of colonial history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRushdie combines historical events with fantasy, humour, myth, and magical realism to create a distinctive narrative about the relationship between individual lives and the history of a nation. The novel won the Booker Prize and has become a major work of postcolonial literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat You’ll Discover\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSaleem Sinai's extraordinary story:\u003c\/strong\u003e Follow a protagonist whose birth coincides with India's independence and whose life becomes linked to the nation's history.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe midnight's children:\u003c\/strong\u003e Discover the mysterious connection between Saleem and the many children born during India's first hour of independence.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHistory and personal memory:\u003c\/strong\u003e Explore how individual experiences intersect with political and social change.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIdentity and belonging:\u003c\/strong\u003e Examine questions of family, nationality, memory, destiny, and personal identity.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMagical realism:\u003c\/strong\u003e Experience a narrative where extraordinary abilities and fantastical elements coexist with historical events.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA changing India:\u003c\/strong\u003e Encounter a fictionalised vision of the hopes, conflicts, transformations, and uncertainties surrounding modern India.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePerfect For\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eReaders of Salman Rushdie's novels\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFans of Booker Prize-winning and award-winning fiction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReaders interested in Indian and South Asian literature\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThose who enjoy magical realism and historical fiction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStudents and readers exploring postcolonial literature\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnyone interested in novels that combine family stories with history, politics, and cultural change\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy You’ll Love This Book\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMidnight's Children\u003c\/strong\u003e brings together the personal and the historical on an extraordinary scale. Saleem's life is shaped by his family, his unusual abilities, and the rapidly changing country around him, allowing Rushdie to explore how history can influence individual identity and memory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith its inventive narrative, vivid characters, humour, historical sweep, and magical elements, this paperback offers a richly layered reading experience and an influential example of modern Indian and postcolonial literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Salman Rushdie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54604194021651,"sku":"BY13.5807","price":565.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/booksandyou.in\/products\/midnights-children","provider":"Books and You","version":"1.0","type":"link"}