A Novel. Winner of the Booker of Bookers 2008
Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
Gewicht: 429 gr / Abmessung: 20 cm
Von Rushdie, SalmanSaleem Sinai was born at midnight, the midnight of India''s independence, and found himself mysteriously ''handcuffed to history'' by the coincidence. He is one of 1,001 children born at the midnight hour, each of them endowed with an extraordinary talent - and whose privilege and curse it is to be both master and victims of their times. Through … mehrSaleem''s gifts - inner ear and wildly sensitive sense of smell - we are drawn into a fascinating family saga set against the vast, colourful background of the India of the 20th century.Born at the stroke of midnight at the exact moment of India''s independence, Saleem Sinai is a special child. However, this coincidence of birth has consequences he is not prepared for: telepathic powers connect him with 1,000 other ''midnight''s children'' all of whom are endowed with unusual gifts. Inextricably linked to his nation, Saleem''s story is a whirlwind of disasters and triumphs that mirrors the course of modern India at its most impossible and glorious.Pressestimmen:
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