A beautiful hardcover edition of a modern classic and winner of the 'Best of the Booker' - the best novel in the history of the Booker Prize. Born at midnight, precisely at the moment of India's independence, Saleem Sinai is a special child. However, this coincidence of birth has consequences for which he is unprepared: telepathic powers connect him with 1,000 other midnight children, all endowed with unusual gifts. Inextricably linked to his nation, Saleem's story is a whirlwind of disasters and triumphs that reflects the course of modern India in its most impossible and glorious form. A wonderful, rich, and human novel that can certainly be called a classic. Vintage Quarterbound Classics: guaranteed to be beautiful.