Midnight's Children, Salman RushdieSaleem Sinai was born at midnight, the midnight of India's independence, and found himself mysteriously 'handcuffed to history' by the coincidence. He is one of 1,001 children born at the midnight hour, each of them endowed with an extraordinary talent and whose privilege and curse it is to be both master and victims of their times. Through Saleem's gifts inner ear and wildly sensitive sense of smell we are drawn into a fascinating family saga set

night after night

He is set to marry Agnes in an arranged marriage

Now regarded as a classic

cold-blooded murder

Before long

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with a revolving cast of roommates and little structure

”—Louise Penny On a hot summer on the Northumberland coast

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and for his best friend from high school

In this second revised edition

The home run that won the game was called the Shot Heard Round the World