Midnight's Children

Reissued to mark the 40th anniversary of Rushdie's masterpiece, this edition carries a new introduction written for the occasionWITH A NEW 40TH ANNIVERSARY INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHORBorn at the stroke of midnight at the exact moment of India's independence, Saleem Sinai is a special child. However, this coincidence of birth has consequences he is not prepared for- telepathic powers connect him with 1,000 other 'midnight's children' all of whom are endowed with unusual gifts. Inextricably linked to his nation, Saleem's story is a whirlwind of disasters and triumphs that mirrors the course of modern India at its most impossible and glorious

Short-listed for Best of the Booker 2008

“A magical-realist reflection of the issues India faced post-independence including culture, language, religion, and politics... It's a truly incredible work.”

A wonderful, rich and humane novel that is safe to call a classic. Guardian
Midnight's Children is also full of such zest for every messy aspect of life that you can't help but feel inspired 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. Observer
The extraordinary alchemy of Midnight’s Children was its miraculous fusion of the fantastical and the historical. Evening Standard
A magical-realist reflection of the issues India faced post-independence including culture, language, religion, and politics… It’s a truly incredible work. Verdict
A head-spinning tale... Rushdie's masterpiece virtually invented a new language for Anglo-Indian literature -- John Walsh Reader's Digest
Fresh and witty -- Neema Shah Eastern Eye

Salman Rushdie is the author of sixteen novels, including Midnight's Children (for which he won the Booker Prize and the Best of the Booker), The Satanic Verses, and Quichotte (which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize). A former president of PEN American Center, Rushdie was knighted in 2007 for services to literature and was made a Companion of Honour in the Queen's last Birthday Honours list in 2022.

Born at the stroke of midnight at the exact moment of India's independence, Saleem Sinai is a special child. However, this coincidence of birth has consequences he is not prepared for: telepathic powers connect him with 1,000 other 'midnight's children' all of whom are endowed with unusual gifts. Inextricably linked to his nation, Saleem's story is a whirlwind of disasters and triumphs that mirrors the course of modern India at its most impossible and glorious

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