An edition of Midnight's Children (1981)

Hijos de la medianoche

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An edition of Midnight's Children (1981)

Hijos de la medianoche

1st edition in this format
  • 3.9 (36 ratings) ·
  • 355 Want to read
  • 23 Currently reading
  • 51 Have read

Saleem Sinai, the narrator of Midnight's Children, opens the novel by explaining that he was born on midnight, August 15, 1947, at the exact moment India gained its independence from British rule. Now nearing his thirty-first birthday, Saleem believes that his body is beginning to crack and fall apart. Fearing that his death is imminent, he grows anxious to tell his life story. Padma, his loyal and loving companion, serves as his patient, often skeptical audience.

E sta es la historia de Saleem Sinai, nacido en Bombay al filo de la medianoche del 15 de agosto de 1947, en el momento mismo en que la India, entre fuegos artificiales y multitudes, alcanza su independencia. El destino de Saleem queda inexorablemente unido al de su pai s, y sus peripecias personales reflejara n siempre la evolucio n poli tica de la India o sera n reflejadas por ella. Es la historia de un hombre dotado de facultades inso litas pero tambie n la de una generacio n y la de una familia, lo que la convierte en un retrato completo de toda una e poca y una cultura. Ganadora del prestigioso premio Booker of Bookers, Hijos de la medianoche constituye una asombrosa novela que combina magistralmente magia y humor, compromiso politico fantasi a y humanidad.

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Mondadori
Language
Spanish
Pages
641

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Ti tulo original: .

Text in Spanish.

Texto en espan ol.

Published in
Barcelona, Spain
Series
Literatura Mondadori #389
Copyright Date
2009
Translation Of
Midnight's Children
Translated From
English

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Library of Congress
PS

Contributors

Translator
Miguel Sáenz

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
641 pages ;
Number of pages
641

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL26248669M
ISBN 10
843972179X
ISBN 13
9788439721796
OCLC/WorldCat
294885690
Google
x3VVPgAACAAJ
Biblioteca Nacional de España Depósito Legal
B-189-2009
Goodreads
6075769

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL457179W

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Work Description

Midnight's Children is a 1981 novel by author Salman Rushdie. It portrays India's transition from British colonial rule to independence and the partition of India. It is considered an example of postcolonial, postmodern, and magical realist literature. The story is told by its chief protagonist, Saleem Sinai, and is set in the context of actual historical events. The style of preserving history with fictional accounts is self-reflexive.

Midnight's Children won both the Booker Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1981. It was awarded the "Booker of Bookers" Prize and the best all-time prize winners in 1993 and 2008 to celebrate the Booker Prize 25th and 40th anniversary.In 2003, the novel was listed on the BBC's The Big Read poll of the UK's "best-loved novels". It was also added to the list of Great Books of the 20th Century, published by Penguin Books.



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