Salman Rushdie 
Midnight »s Children 

 »A wonderful, rich and humane novel… a classic » Guardian
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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WITH A NEW 40TH ANNIVERSARY INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR