Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie (paperback, english)

Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie is a landmark novel in Indian English literature and the winner of the Booker Prize. It tells the story of Saleem Sinai, a boy born at the exact moment of India’s independence on August 15, 1947, whose life becomes mysteriously tied to the nation’s destiny. With magical realism, political commentary, and rich storytelling, the novel explores identity, history, and the struggles of post-colonial India through the lives of children born in that midnight hour, each gifted with extraordinary powers.