Midnight's Children
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In the moments of upheaval that surround the stroke of midnight on August 14-15, 1947, the day India proclaimed its independence from Great Britain, 1,001 children are born--each of whom is gifted with supernatural powers. Midnight’s Children focuses on the fates of two of them--the illegitimate son of a poor Hindu woman and the male heir of a wealthy Muslim family--who become inextricably linked when a midwife switches the boys at birth.
An allegory of modern India, Midnight’s Children is a family saga set against the volatile events of the thirty years following the country’s independence--the partitioning of India and Pakistan, the rule of Indira Gandhi, the onset of violence and war, and the imposition of martial law. It is a magical and haunting tale, of fragmentation and of the struggle for identity and belonging that links personal life with national history.
One of the best books I've ever read. Marvellous, marvellous. An incredible saga full of everything that great literature always is - in other words, everything.
Winner of the 1981 Booker Prize, as well as the 1993 "Booker of Bookers" for the best novel to have ever won the prize...need we say more?
An allegory of modern India, Midnight’s Children is a family saga set against the volatile events of the thirty years following the country’s independence--the partitioning of India and Pakistan, the rule of Indira Gandhi, the onset of violence and war, and the imposition of martial law. It is a magical and haunting tale, of fragmentation and of the struggle for identity and belonging that links personal life with national history.
One of the best books I've ever read. Marvellous, marvellous. An incredible saga full of everything that great literature always is - in other words, everything.
Winner of the 1981 Booker Prize, as well as the 1993 "Booker of Bookers" for the best novel to have ever won the prize...need we say more?
Mailed to hollydolly today...enjoy!
Received this book from geishabird today. Thank you so much, I have about 4-5 I have to read, then I will get to this. Thank you again Tracy, have wanted this book for quite a while.....Sylvia.
