TY - BOOK AU - Rushdie, Salman. TI - Midnights's children SN - 9780099511892 U1 - FIC RUS PY - 2021/// CY - UK PB - Vintage Classics KW - Alternative History KW - Cultural Heritage KW - Electronic books KW - FICTION KW - Literary KW - Magical Realism N2 - A wonderful, rich and humane novel... a classic' Guardian Born at the stroke of midnight at the exact moment of India's independence, Saleem Sinai is a special child. However, this coincidence of birth has consequences he is not prepared for: telepathic powers connect him with 1,000 other 'midnight's children' all of whom are endowed with unusual gifts. Inextricably linked to his nation, Saleem's story is a whirlwind of disasters and triumphs that mirrors the course of modern India at its most impossible and glorious. *WINNER OF THE BOOKER AND BEST OF THE BOOKER PRIZE* **A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BIG JUBILEE READ PICK** WITH A NEW 40TH ANNIVERSARY INTRODUCTION BY ER -