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Genre/Form: | Fiction Romans, nouvelles, etc |
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Material Type: | Fiction |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Salman Rushdie |
ISBN: | 9780099582076 0099582074 |
OCLC Number: | 854809464 |
Notes: | Fiction in English. Indian writers, . 1947- - Texts (BNB/PRECIS). Originally published: London : Cape, 1981. |
Description: | 647 pages ; 20 cm |
Responsibility: | Salman Rushdie. |
Reviews
Publisher Synopsis
A magical-realist reflection of the issues India faced post-independence including culture, language, religion, and politics... It's a truly incredible work. -- Jack Rear * Verdict * The extraordinary alchemy of Midnight's Children was its miraculous fusion of the fantastical and the historical. -- Jereme Boyd Maunsell * Evening Standard * A wonderful, rich and humane novel that is safe to call a classic. -- Sam Jordison * Guardian * Rushdie's novel took a post-colonial "empire fights back" spirit, and a deep personal understanding of the politics of Indian partition, and exploded them into something teeming with imaginative life... He inhabits a hybrid consciousness, with a telepathic connection to the other children of midnight, and tells its stories for all he is worth. -- Tim Adams * Observer * 'Salman Rushdie has earned the right to be called one of our great storytellers.' Observer Read more...

