Midnight's Children
by Salman Rushdie
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- VG- in wraps. Spine tiny bit faded; bit curled (but not creased); trace of rubbing/edgewear; some foxing.
- ISBN 10
- 0140132708
- ISBN 13
- 9780140132700
- Seller
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Boise, Idaho, United States
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About This Item
Penguin Books, 1991, 30th prtng. VG- in wraps. Spine tiny bit faded; bit curled (but not creased); trace of rubbing/edgewear; some foxing. 000023053
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
- Cossel Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000023053
- Title
- Midnight's Children
- Author
- Salman Rushdie
- Book Condition
- Used - VG- in wraps. Spine tiny bit faded; bit curled (but not creased); trace of rubbing/edgewear; some foxing.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0140132708
- ISBN 13
- 9780140132700
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- Fiction Fiction Literature Literary Fiction
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- Spine
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