Detailed view for the Book: Midnight's Children

Title:

Midnight's Children
 

Authors:

Genres:

Magical Realism
Fantasy

Editions:

# Date Publisher Binding Cover
1 1980-00-00 Penguin USA  

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Blurb: 
Born at the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, at the precise moment of India's independence, the infant Saleem Sinai is celebrated in the press and welcomed by Prime Minister Nehru himself. But this coincidence of birth has consequences Saleem is not prepared for: telepathic powers that connect him with 1,000 other "midnight's children"-all born in the initial hour of India's independence-and an uncanny sense of smell that allows him to sniff out dangers others can't perceive. Inextricably linked to his nation, Saleem's biography is a whirlwind of disasters and triumphs that mirror the course of modern India at its most impossible and glorious.