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Midnight’s Children (1981) is Rushdie’s engrossing novel that explores Indian history and identity. Centered on the life of Saleem Sinai, who is born at the exact moment of India’s independence, the novel incorporates elements of magical realism and references classic texts such as the Christian Bible and Arabian Nights.
Nicholas Mosley’s Hopeful Monsters (1990), which won the Whitbread Prize in 1991, narrates the adventures of two European intellectuals as they travel the globe and engage with the scientific, political, and religious debates of their time.
Rushdie’s Imaginary Homelands: Essays and Criticism, 1981–1991 (1992) is a compilation of seventy-five essays covering topics from politics to religion to the arts. It also features two significant articles by Rushdie that address the events following the release of The Satanic Verses.
Rudyard Kipling’s Kim (1901) is a quintessential colonial British novel that tells the story of the orphaned Kim O’Hara and his experiences growing up in India.
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