Midnight’s Children was written by Salman Rushdie and published in 1981. The novel blends magical realism with historical fiction, chronicling India’s transition from British rule to independence through the life of Saleem Sinai, born at midnight on August 15, 1947.
The book won the Booker Prize and later the Booker of Bookers. Rushdie’s lyrical style and political commentary earned critical acclaim, and the novel is widely considered one of the greatest English-language works of the 20th century