MIDNIGHT'S CHILDREN

Winner of the Booker of Bookers 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.Salman Rushdie is the author of 'MIDNIGHT'S CHILDREN', published 1981 under ISBN 9780394514703 and ISBN 039451470X.