Midnight's Children

Brief Overview

"Midnight's Children" is a novel by Salman Rushdie, published in 1981. The story revolves around the life of Saleem Sinai, born at the exact moment of India's independence on August 15, 1947, at midnight. Saleem possesses a unique telepathic gift that connects him with a thousand other children born in the first hour of the country's independence, each endowed with their own supernatural abilities. The novel spans significant events in the history of India and Pakistan, including the partition of the country, centering on the story of one man symbolizing the history of an entire nation.