Midnight’s Children

The novel “Midnight’s Children” is one of Salman Rushdie’s most significant works, awarded the Booker Prize. The book tells the story of Saleem Sinai, born at midnight on August 15, 1947—the exact moment of India’s independence. The fate of the protagonist and the other “midnight’s children,” endowed with supernatural powers, is closely intertwined with the history of the rise of modern India and Pakistan.