TY - BOOK AU - Salman Rushdie TI - Midnight's Children SN - 9780099529781 U1 - RUS PY - 1995/// CY - London, United Kingdom PB - Vintage Publishing KW - World Literature N2 - 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 ER -