Facts about Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie
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Midnight's Children is written in a style often described as magical realism, blending fantastical elements with the historical narrative of postcolonial India.
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The novel's central conceit connects all children born in the first hour of Indian independence, granting them supernatural powers linked to their birth time.
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Salman Rushdie faced a defamation lawsuit from Indira Gandhi over a passage in Midnight's Children, which was subsequently altered in later editions.
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Published in 1981, Midnight's Children follows Saleem Sinai, a child born at the exact moment of India's independence, whose life becomes mystically intertwined with the nation's history.
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Midnight's Children won the Booker Prize in 1981 and later received the Booker of Bookers, recognizing it as the best novel to win the prize in its first 25 years.