内容简介
ThisisahistoryofIndiasinceindependence,seenthroughtheeyesofcharactersbornonthedaythatindependencewasgranted.Thebookisamulti-layerednarrative,inwhichthecomplexitiesofthesub-continentareprojectedthroughthemindsofitsmanycharacters.
作者简介
SalmanRushdieistheauthorofeightnovels,onecollectionofshortstories,andfourworksofnon-fiction,andtheco-editorofTheVintageBookofIndianWriting.In1993Midnight'sChildrenwasjudgedtobethe'BookerofBookers',thebestnoveltohavewontheBookerPrizeinitsfirst25years.TheMoor'sLastSighwontheWhitbreadPrizein1995,andtheEuropeanUnion'sAristelonPrizeforLiteraturein1996.HeisaFellowoftheRoyalSocietyofLiteratureandaCommandeurdesArtsetdesLettres.