Nerd Rage Book Club: Midnight's Children

Start: 08/06/2012 7:00 pm

Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie
Monday, August 6th, 6pm at Longfellow Books

Saleem Sinai is born at the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, the
very moment of India’s independence. Greeted by fireworks displays,
cheering crowds, and Prime Minister Nehru himself, Saleem grows up to
learn the ominous consequences of this coincidence. His every act is
mirrored and magnified in events that sway the course of national
affairs; his health and well-being are inextricably bound to those of
his nation; his life is inseparable, at times indistinguishable, from
the history of his country. Perhaps most remarkable are the telepathic
powers linking him with India’s 1,000 other “midnight’s children,” all
born in that initial hour and endowed with magical gifts.

This
novel is at once a fascinating family saga and an astonishing evocation
of a vast land and its people–a brilliant incarnation of the universal
human comedy. Twenty-five years after its publication, Midnight’s
Children stands apart as both an epochal work of fiction and a brilliant
performance by one of the great literary voices of our time.

The Nerd Rage Book Club will be meeting at Longfellow Books on Monday, August 6th at 6:00 pm to discuss Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children. Come
pick up your copy with the book group 20% discount and join us for an
evening filled with fun, books and refreshments!