“Memory has its own special kind. It selects, eliminates, alters, exaggerates, minimizes, glorifies, and vilifies also; but in the end it creates its own reality, its heterogeneous but usually coherent version of events; and no sane human being ever trusts someone else's version more than his own.”
This acclaimed novel by Salman Rushdie intertwines the personal and the historical, narrating the lives of a group of children born at the moment of India's independence from British rule. The story follows their lives, highlighting the political and social changes in India, and the impact of their unique birth time on their fates. more
Salman Rushdie (born June 19, 1947) is a British-Indian novelist and essayist. Known for his magical realism style, his novel Midnight's Children won the Booker Prize in 1981. His works often explore themes of cultural conflict, religion, and politics. In 1988, his novel The Satanic Verses sparked global controversy, leading to a fatwa issued by Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini calling for his assassination. Rushdie spent years in hiding under police protection. He remains a prominent voice in contemporary English literature, celebrated for his literary innovation and defense of free expression. more
“A woman can put up with almost anything; anything but indifference.”
“Unfortunately, what many people forget is that judges are just lawyers in robes.”
“But because two can play at this game, I stand on tiptoe and kiss his cheek. Right on his bruise.”