内容简介
BornatthestrokeofmidnightattheexactmomentofIndia'sindependence,SaleemSinaiisaspecialchild.However,thiscoincidenceofbirthhasconsequencesheisnotpreparedfor:telepathicpowersconnecthimwith1,000other'midnight'schildren'allofwhomareendowedwithunusualgifts.Inextricablylinkedtohisnation,Saleem'sstoryisawhirlwindofdisastersandtriumphsthatmirrorsthecourseofmodernIndiaatitsmostimpossibleandglorious
作者简介
SalmanRushdieistheauthorofeightnovels,onecollectionofshortstories,andfourworksofnon-fiction,andtheco-editorofTheVintageBookofIndianWriting.In1993Midnight'sChildrenwasjudgedtobethe'BookerofBookers',thebestnoveltohavewontheBookerPrizeinitsfirst25years.TheMoor'sLastSighwontheWhitbreadPrizein1995,andtheEuropeanUnion'sAristeionPrizeforLiteraturein1996.HeisaFellowoftheRoyalSocietyofLiteratureandaCommandeurdesArtsetdesLettres.(19941121)