How a single midnight birth mirrors the birth of a new nation
In short: Iseult Gillespie examines Salman Rushdie’s celebrated novel, which uses magical realism to link the life of a child to India's emergence from nearly two centuries of British colonial rule.
The story centers on a profound synchronicity: at the exact moment India gains independence, an infant is born. This connection between individual life and national history serves as the foundation for Rushdie's narrative.
By blending the personal with the political, the novel explores the transition of a subcontinent as it moves away from almost 200 years of British governance.
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