*WINNER OF THE BOOKER AND BEST OF THE BOOKER PRIZE* **A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BIG JUBILEE READ PICK** \'A wonderful, rich and humane novel... a classic\' Guardian 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. WITH A NEW 40TH ANNIVERSARY INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR