Midnight's Children (Vintage Classics)

作者 Salman Rushdie著
出版社 Vintage Classics
出版时间 2008年5月第1版
ISBN 9780099511892
定价 60.00

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)