Midnight's Children
by Rushdie, Salman
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 022401823X
- ISBN 13
- 9780224018234
- Seller
-
Austin, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
Midnight's Children is an epic book of magical realism, a poioumenon about India's transition from British colonialism to independence. It was written by Salman Rushdie in 1981 and is considered an example of postcolonial literature. The story is expressed through various characters and is contexted by actual historical events as with historical fiction. Midnight's Children won both the 1981 Booker Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for the same year.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 117428
- Title
- Midnight's Children
- Author
- Rushdie, Salman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 022401823X
- ISBN 13
- 9780224018234
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1981
Terms of Sale
Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller
About the Seller
Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller
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