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Rushdie, Salman : MIDNIGHT'S CHILDREN

Random House UK Ltd, 2008

ISBN 9780099592518

A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged., Very Good

RUSHDIE**, SALMAN: : MIDNIGHT'S CHILDREN

LONDON.THE FOLIO SOCIETY,2009.

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UK,thick 8vo HB minus slipcase,1st edn thus. [Originally and first published UK,London,CAPE 1980.Rushdie became an internationally famous writer as a result of the success of this novel.] FINE+.No owner inscrptn.Bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered publisher's original dark blue buckram cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked yellow ink lettering to spine/backstrip and variety of 35+ different bright,crisp,blocked yellow+orange ink silhouette designs of objects,animals,people etc to upper board,a yellow+red striped headband and immaculate plain tan endpapers.Despite missing slipcase; very negligible shelf-wear - if any - to edges and corners - no bumping or tears.Top+ fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK, thick 8vo HB minus s/case,1st edn thus,v-xvipp+ 5-538pp [paginated] includes contents list/ table,an illustrations list/table,an author's introduction,Books 1-3 comprising 30 chapters,9 full-page,full-colour illustrations by Anna Bhushan - includes the unpaginated frntis - interspersed throughout the text and the book. Plus [unpaginated] half-title,colour illustrated frntis,title-page,a dedication after author's intro and individual title and Books 1-3 separator pages.Set in Photina with Pekin display at The Folio Society.Printed on Abbey Wove paper at Memminger MedienCentrum AG, Memmingen,Germany.Bound by Lachenmaier, Reutlingen,Germany in buckram,blocked with a design by the artist,Anna Bhusan. 'Midnight's Children' is narrated by Saleem Sinai,who was born at midnight on August 15, 1947: the moment of the creation of India. Saleem's life comes to embody that of the young nation. All of the children born during the hour of midnight are uniquely gifted,the closer to midnight the more powerful the gift.This cohort of the fantastic and the surreal - children who can move through time,multiply fishes,become invisible - is an imaginary expression of India's rich potential.Of the group two are born on the stroke of midnight,and are its potentional leaders: Saleem,who can see into the hearts and minds of others,and Shiva,who is given the converse gift,the gift of war,and becomes a brutish killer.The adversarial relationship between the two is crucial to this huge and sprawling narrative,which is set against the backdrop of the first years of independence.Saleem comes from a privileged and well-connected family,whereas Shiva,a motherless street child,has nothing.Midway through the novel,however,we discover that theses two children were swapped at birth and that neither is who they are assumed to be.The anxieties around paternity,dispossession,authenticity,and trust that this knowledge raises come to reverberate throughout the novel and are constantly read back against the partioned history of India itself. This masterly novel,which transfixes the reader with its imaginative scope,humour,dizzying wordplay,and heartbreaking pathos is an exciting blend of magic realism and political reality, Rushdie's heartfelt tribute to his native land. Want more Salman RUSHDIE titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my MODERN FIRSTS2,1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die,and SIGNED catalogues. The Folio Society’s formula for success is publishing books with exceptional typography, illustrations,paper and bindings.The Society sources new introductions from literary experts to accompany classic texts and uses skilled designers and master printers to produce memorable fine books.Fiction and non-fiction titles are published.The Folio Society also prides itself on producing series of an author's works which regular publishers might not think economic - in several cases it is only possible to acquire forgotten books by major writers in Folio Society editions. Please contact seller,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

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UK,thick 8vo HB,1st edn thus.
Not SIGNED.

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