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Midnight's Children

Midnight's Children

Midnight's Children
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Midnight's Children

by Rushdie, Salman

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ISBN 10
039451470X
ISBN 13
9780394514703
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New York: Knopf, 1981. Very Good in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Smoke-gray boards quarterbound in brown cloth. Both the spine and the front panel are stamped in silver. 446pps. Stated First Edition. This is an ex-library copy, though, apparently, lightly circulated. A library label is affixed to the front pastedown, a square of dried adhesive is on the ffep, and there are faint tape-ghosts on both boards. There is, otherwise, mild bumping to the lower tips and some dustspotting atop the textblock. That said, the text is quite clean and bright and the binding is sound. The dust jacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, is lightly rubbed and has a few short closed tears. There is none of the usual fading on the spine-panel of the jacket. The original price (13.95) is intact on the front panel. This U.S. edition precedes the British and is the true first edition. Considered one of the 100 best novels of the twentieth-century, this book received great acclaim, won a number of awards, and was named the Booker of Bookers.<br><br> Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision, photos can be emailed upon request. 42-D.. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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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Seller's Inventory #
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Title
Midnight's Children
Author
Rushdie, Salman
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used
Edition
First Edition
ISBN 10
039451470X
ISBN 13
9780394514703
Publisher
Knopf
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1981
Keywords
SALMAN RUSHDIE MIDNIGHT'S CHILDREN FIRST EDITIONS INDIA INDIAN INDEPENDENCE 1947 COLLECTIBLE BOOKS NOVELS
Size
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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