Midnight's Children (1981)
0.1239Canon Score · ranked #206 all time
Aggregated from 5 of 14 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →
About the book
Midnight's Children is a 1981 novel by author Salman Rushdie. It portrays India's transition from British colonial rule to independence and the partition of India. It is considered an example of postcolonial, postmodern, and magical realist literature. The story is told by its chief protagonist, Saleem Sinai, and is set in the context of actual historical events. The style of preserving history with fictional account
Why it ranks #206
Every list on which Midnight's Children appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| BBC 100 Stories That Shaped the World | Major international poll | #65 / 100 |
| Le Monde 100 Books of the Century | Critics' canon | #100 / 100 |
| BBC Big Read Top 200 (2003) | Editorial list | #100 / 200 |
| Bokklubben World Library (2002) | Major international poll | Selected |
| Bloom, The Western Canon (1994) | Editorial list | Selected |