Contemporary · Novel
Midnight’s Children
by Salman Rushdie. A major work by Salman Rushdie exploring history, migration, storytelling; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
- Date
- 1981
- Origin
- India / Britain
- Era
- Contemporary
- Genre
- Novel
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A major work by Salman Rushdie exploring history, migration, storytelling; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded / modern canon. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.