Midnight's Children - Salman Rushdie - Boek

A history of India since independence seen through the eyes of characters born on that independence was granted. Often hailed as a classic of magic realism, this is a many-layered and entralling narrative in which the complexities of the sub-continent are projected through the minds of its many characters, comic, tragic and fantastic by turns. The novel revolutionized English literature and was voted in the Booker of Bookers in 1993. Written by Salman Rushdie, it was published on 21 September 1995 by Ballantine Books. It spans 589 pages in hardcover, edition 01.

Its narrative voice shifts across generations, blending personal lives with national history to explore identity, memory and upheaval in post-colonial India.

Themes of power, religion, culture and diaspora are woven into a surreal tapestry where the line between truth and myth often blurs, inviting readers to reinterpret the events of a nation at liberty. The work is celebrated for its inventive prose, its scope, and its ability to encapsulate the sounds, pressures and paradoxes of a newly independent country through vivid, memorable characters.

Features

• History of India through birth-right perspectives
• Magic realism with comic and tragic tones
• Multi-layered narrative across the subcontinent
• Groundbreaking contribution to English literature
• Booker of Bookers recognition in 1993