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Midnight's Children : A Novel by Salman Rushdie (2006, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100812976533
ISBN-139780812976533
eBay Product ID (ePID)50252312
Product Key Features
Edition25
Book TitleMidnight's Children : a Novel
Number of Pages560 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicSagas, Magical Realism, General, Literary
Publication Year2006
GenreFiction
AuthorSalman Rushdie
Book SeriesModern Library 100 Best Novels Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight14 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2006-041736
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"Salman Rushdie has earned the right to be called one of our great storytellers." -- Observer "Huge, vital, engrossing... in all senses a fantastic book." -- Sunday Times "The literary map of India has been redrawn... Midnight's Children sounds like a country finding its voice." -- New York Times "A brilliant and endearing novel." -- London Review of Books From the Trade Paperback edition., "Extraordinary . . . one of the most important [novels] to come out of the English-speaking world in this generation." The New York Review of Books "The literary map of India is about to be redrawn. . . . Midnight's Children sounds like a continent finding its voice." The New York Times "In Salman Rushdie, India has produced a glittering novelist one with startling imaginative and intellectual resources, a master of perpetual storytelling." The New Yorker "A marvelous epic . . . Rushdie's prose snaps into playback and flash-forward . . . stopping on images, vistas, and characters of unforgettable presence. Their range is as rich as India herself." Newsweek "Burgeons with life, with exuberance and fantasy . . . Rushdie is a writer of courage, impressive strength, and sheer stylistic brilliance." The Washington Post Book World "Pure storyan ebullient, wildly clowning, satirical, descriptively witty charge of energy." Chicago Sun-Times, "In Salman Rushdie, India has produced a glittering novelist--one with startling imaginative and intellectual resources, a master of perpetual storytelling." -- The New Yorker "A marvelous epic . . . Rushdie's prose snaps into playback and flash-forward . . . stopping on images, vistas, and characters of unforgettable presence. Their range is as rich as India herself." -- Newsweek "Burgeons with life, with exuberance and fantasy . . . Rushdie is a writer of courage, impressive strength, and sheer stylistic brilliance." -- The Washington Post Book World "Pure story--an ebullient, wildly clowning, satirical, descriptively witty charge of energy." -- Chicago Sun-Times "This brash, knowing, massive, aggressive novel is to modern India what Günter Grass's The Tin Drum is to modern Germany." -- The New York Times Book Review "Dazzling . . . In combining past with present, nostalgic realism with mythic overtones, specific detail with complex and binding narrative devices, Rushdie has achieved a magnificent and unique work of fiction." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer, " Extraordinary . . . one of the most important [novels] to come out of the English-speaking world in this generation." - The New York Review of Books " The literary map of India is about to be redrawn. . . . Midnight's Children sounds like a continent finding its voice." - The New York Times " In Salman Rushdie, India has produced a glittering novelist- one with startling imaginative and intellectual resources, a master of perpetual storytelling." - The New Yorker " A marvelous epic . . . Rushdie's prose snaps into playback and flash-forward . . . stopping on images, vistas, and characters of unforgettable presence. Their range is as rich as India herself." - Newsweek " Burgeons with life, with exuberance and fantasy . . . Rushdie is a writer of courage, impressive strength, and sheer stylistic brilliance." - The Washington Post Book World " Pure story- an ebullient, wildly clowning, satirical, descriptively witty charge of energy." - Chicago Sun-Times, "Extraordinary . . . one of the most important Ýnovels¨ to come out of the English-speaking world in this generation." -The New York Review of Books "The literary map of India is about to be redrawn. . . . Midnight's Children sounds like a continent finding its voice." -The New York Times "In Salman Rushdie, India has produced a glittering novelist- one with startling imaginative and intellectual resources, a master of perpetual storytelling." -The New Yorker "A marvelous epic . . . Rushdie's prose snaps into playback and flash-forward . . . stopping on images, vistas, and characters of unforgettable presence. Their range is as rich as India herself." -Newsweek "Burgeons with life, with exuberance and fantasy . . . Rushdie is a writer of courage, impressive strength, and sheer stylistic brilliance." -The Washington Post Book World "Pure story-an ebullient, wildly clowning, satirical, descriptively witty charge of energy." -Chicago Sun-Times
Dewey Decimal823/.914
SynopsisBorn at the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, the very moment of India's independence, Saleem grows up to learn the ominous consequences of this coincidence. His every act is mirrored and magnified in events that sway the course of national affairs, and telepathic powers link him with the other children born in that initial hour and endowed with magical gifts., The iconic masterpiece of India that introduced the world to "a glittering novelist--one with startling imaginative and intellectual resources, a master of perpetual storytelling" ( The New Yorker ) WINNER OF THE BEST OF THE BOOKERS - SOON TO BE A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time - The fortieth anniversary edition, featuring a new introduction by the author Saleem Sinai is born at the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, the very moment of India's independence. Greeted by fireworks displays, cheering crowds, and Prime Minister Nehru himself, Saleem grows up to learn the ominous consequences of this coincidence. His every act is mirrored and magnified in events that sway the course of national affairs; his health and well-being are inextricably bound to those of his nation; his life is inseparable, at times indistinguishable, from the history of his country. Perhaps most remarkable are the telepathic powers linking him with India's 1,000 other "midnight's children," all born in that initial hour and endowed with magical gifts. This novel is at once a fascinating family saga and an astonishing evocation of a vast land and its people-a brilliant incarnation of the universal human comedy. Forty years after its publication, Midnight's Children stands apart as both an epochal work of fiction and a brilliant performance by one of the great literary voices of our time., The iconic masterpiece of India that introduced the world to "a glittering novelist--one with startling imaginative and intellectual resources, a master of perpetual storytelling" ( The New Yorker ) WINNER OF THE BEST OF THE BOOKERS * SOON TO BE A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time * The fortieth anniversary edition, featuring a new introduction by the author Saleem Sinai is born at the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, the very moment of India's independence. Greeted by fireworks displays, cheering crowds, and Prime Minister Nehru himself, Saleem grows up to learn the ominous consequences of this coincidence. His every act is mirrored and magnified in events that sway the course of national affairs; his health and well-being are inextricably bound to those of his nation; his life is inseparable, at times indistinguishable, from the history of his country. Perhaps most remarkable are the telepathic powers linking him with India's 1,000 other "midnight's children," all born in that initial hour and endowed with magical gifts. This novel is at once a fascinating family saga and an astonishing evocation of a vast land and its people-a brilliant incarnation of the universal human comedy. Forty years after its publication, Midnight's Children stands apart as both an epochal work of fiction and a brilliant performance by one of the great literary voices of our time., Saleem Sinai is born at the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, the very moment of India's independence. Greeted by fireworks displays, cheering crowds, and Prime Minister Nehru himself, Saleem grows up to learn the ominous consequences of this coincidence. His every act is mirrored and magnified in events that sway the course of national affairs; his health and well-being are inextricably bound to those of his nation; his life is inseparable, at times indistinguishable, from the history of his country. Perhaps most remarkable are the telepathic powers linking him with India's 1,000 other " midnight's children, " all born in that initial hour and endowed with magical gifts. This novel is at once a fascinating family saga and an astonishing evocation of a vast land and its people- a brilliant incarnation of the universal human comedy. Twenty-five years after its publication, Midnight's Children stands apart as both an epochal work of fiction and a brilliant performance by one of the great literary voices of our time., The iconic masterpiece of India that introduced the world to "a glittering novelist--one with startling imaginative and intellectual resources, a master of perpetual storytelling" ( The New Yorker ) WINNER OF THE BEST OF THE BOOKERS - SOON TO BE A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time - The twenty-fifth anniversary edition, featuring a new introduction by the author Saleem Sinai is born at the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, the very moment of India's independence. Greeted by fireworks displays, cheering crowds, and Prime Minister Nehru himself, Saleem grows up to learn the ominous consequences of this coincidence. His every act is mirrored and magnified in events that sway the course of national affairs; his health and well-being are inextricably bound to those of his nation; his life is inseparable, at times indistinguishable, from the history of his country. Perhaps most remarkable are the telepathic powers linking him with India's 1,000 other "midnight's children," all born in that initial hour and endowed with magical gifts. This novel is at once a fascinating family saga and an astonishing evocation of a vast land and its people-a brilliant incarnation of the universal human comedy. Twenty-five years after its publication, Midnight's Children stands apart as both an epochal work of fiction and a brilliant performance by one of the great literary voices of our time.
LC Classification NumberPR6068.U757M5 2006
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- 20 Jul, 2021
You should read / listen to / otherwise ingest this content
Spectacular! Wondrous and engaging while also being educational and illuminating. Second in its class only to "One Hundred Years of Solitude".Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 09 Jul, 2022
Quirky, brainy, Magical Realism-y.
So much easier to follow than some of his later work (I'm looking at you, Satanic Verses). It's entertaining and teaches you a bit about 20th century Indian and Pakistani history and culture. There is some great dry and dark humor. If you enjoyed One Hundred Years of Solitude, give this one a whirl. It seems like Rushdie was influenced by García Márquez.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 29 Aug, 2022
MIDNIGHT'S CHILDREN, The Booker's Booker
The BOOKER'S BOOKER! Amazing book. Unlike THE SATANIC VERSES, this book has genuine literary merit, historical accuracy, compelling characters and enormous zest.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 26 Apr, 2023
Terrific classic novel
This is a amazing classic at a terrific rice in like new condition.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 05 Oct, 2021
A must read for every fan of literature
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