ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Midnight’s Children is a 1981 novel by Indian-British writer Salman Rushdie, published by Jonathan Cape with cover design by Bill Botten, about India’s transition from British colonial rule to independence and partition.

Detailed explanation-2: -Midnight’s Children, allegorical novel by Salman Rushdie, published in 1981. It is a historical chronicle of modern India centring on the inextricably linked fates of two children who were born within the first hour of independence from Great Britain.

Detailed explanation-3: -Salman Rushdie is an Indian-born British writer whose allegorical novels examine historical and philosophical issues. He is known for his novels, including Midnight’s Children, Shame, and The Satanic Verses.

Detailed explanation-4: -“I wanted to write a novel of vaulting ambition, a high-wire act with no safety net, an all-or-nothing effort.” The first thing to say on the 40th anniversary of Midnight’s Children is that I’m more than glad it is still finding readers, who are still finding something of value in its pages.

Detailed explanation-5: -It is one of the most addictive and curious works of Salman Rushdie. One of the most notable works of the author, ‘Midnight’s Children’ was just his second novel. It won the Booker Prize and became an international success.