Midnight's Children: Vintage 21
A celebratory edition of this worldwide bestseller published for Vintage's 21st Birthday.
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Midnight's Children: Vintage 21 Paperback ISBN: 9780099554035 Published: 03/10/2011 Imprint: Vintage Extent: 672 pages Subject: Contemporary Fiction $12.95 RRP
Synopsis
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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