Midnight's Children

A beautiful hardback edition of a modern Indian classic and winner of ''The Best of the Booker'' - the best novel from Booker Prize history.

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.

''A wonderful, rich and humane novel that is safe to call a classic'' Guardian

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