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Midnight's Children

Midnight's Children

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Midnight's Children

by Rushdie, Salman

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  • Paperback
  • first
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Very Good/N/A
ISBN 10
0380580993
ISBN 13
9780380580996
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New York: Bard/Avon Books, 1982. First US Edition Thus/First Printing. Paperback. Very Good/N/A. First Bard Printing stated with full number line 10-1. The first US mass market edition. Square with minimal creasing to spine, edgewear and price partially inked out in three places. Text block tanned. Binding solid.

Synopsis

Midnight's Children is an epic book of magical realism, a poioumenon about India's transition from British colonialism to independence. It was written by Salman Rushdie in 1981 and is considered an example of postcolonial literature. The story is expressed through various characters and is contexted by actual historical events as with historical fiction. Midnight's Children won both the 1981 Booker Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for the same year.

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Bookseller
Lost Paddle Books, IOBA US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
LPB008552SR
Title
Midnight's Children
Author
Rushdie, Salman
Format/Binding
Paperback
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
N/A
Edition
First US Edition Thus/First Printing
ISBN 10
0380580993
ISBN 13
9780380580996
Publisher
Bard/Avon Books
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1982
Bookseller catalogs
Indian Literature;

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