Midnight's children : a novel
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New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, [2006].
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25th anniversary ed.
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xviii, 533 pages ; 21 cm.
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South Valleys Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION RUSHDI 2006
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Sparks Library - Adult Fiction
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Published
New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, [2006].
Format
Book
Edition
25th anniversary ed.
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English

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The life of a man born at the moment of India's independence becomes inextricably linked to that of his nation and is a whirlwind of disasters and triumphs that mirror modern India's course, in a twenty-fifth anniversary edition of the Booker Prize-winning novel.
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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.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Rushdie, S. (2006). Midnight's children: a novel (25th anniversary ed.). Random House Trade Paperbacks.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Rushdie, Salman. 2006. Midnight's Children: A Novel. Random House Trade Paperbacks.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Rushdie, Salman. Midnight's Children: A Novel Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Rushdie, Salman. Midnight's Children: A Novel 25th anniversary ed., Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006.

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