Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children: Adapted for the Theatre by Salman Rushdie, Simon Reade and Tim Supple (Modern Library Paperbacks) (Paperback)

~ Salman Rushdie (Author) "A film screen dominates the stage and shows us the infinite crowd that is India today - a present-day, carnivalesque Independence Day celebration which bleeds..." (more)
Key Phrases: Young Saleem, Picture Singh, Reverend Mother (more...)

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?The literary map of India has been redrawn. . . . Midnight?s Children sounds like a country finding its voice.? ?The New York Times

?One of the most important books to come out of the English-speaking world in this generation.? ?The New York Review of Books -- Review

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“The literary map of India has been redrawn. . . . Midnight’s Children sounds like a country finding its voice.” —The New York Times

“One of the most important books to come out of the English-speaking world in this generation.” —The New York Review of Books

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Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Modern Library (February 18, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812969030
• ISBN-13: 978-0812969030
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #978,280 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Careful! This is not the novel - it's an adaptation for theatre, May 3, 2009

By	Mark V. Wilson "MarkVW59" (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews

Heads up - although it isn't clearly stated here, this is not the novel "Midnight's Children." It's an "adaptation for the theatre by Salman Rushdie, Simon Reade and Tim Supple." I thought I was purchasing the novel. Amazon needs to make this clear!

5 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good but...strangely empty - even if..., March 1, 2006

By	rubsley (England) - See all my reviews

Just finished reading this yesterday; liked a lot about it - his style, his way of describing things, his nose and knees...knees and nose, did fingers...? did eyes...? - but one strange thing: this book seemed to have the uncanny ability to put me to sleep, no matter what the time of day. Also, when finished, book was tossed on bed and not given another second's thought. Wondered: does that mean something? About this book? About the nature of fiction? I mean, what is the point of it all? Is it just mental distraction, a way to fill the head, to substitute the words of another for thoughts of our own, or is there something more to it than that? And then, if there is something to this writing malarkey, why not produce what is real, what actually happened? Isn't fact stranger, and stronger than fiction? How am I to be inspired by this? What can I learn? (And please don't tell me Indian history!) Does anybody know what I'm saying?