Midnight's Children: First American Edition - First state
by Rushdie Salman
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/near fine
- Seller
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Wellington, New Zealand
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About This Item
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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Details
- Bookseller
- The Last Word (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000461
- Title
- Midnight's Children
- Author
- Rushdie Salman
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1981
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian and Collectable;
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