Midnight's Children
Book formats
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Paperback 1 796руб.
Book short specifications
- Author
- Salman Rushdie
- Pages
- 672
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Language
- english
- Release date
- May 1, 2008
- ISBN
- 978-0-09-951189-2
- GTIN
- 9780099511892
- Weight, g
- 495
- Publisher's website
- penguin.co.uk
About
WITH A NEW 40TH ANNIVERSARY INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR
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