![]() Rushdie’s second novel, “Midnight’s Children,” is set against the backdrop of India’s independence from British rule and follows the protagonist Saleem Sinai – who is born at the exact moment of independence – at the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947. Here are five of the books that made Rushdie an international literary icon: Midnight’s Children (1981) He has authored more than 20 books including a children’s novel, “Haroun and the Sea of Stories” (1990), as well as a book of essays titled “Imaginary Homelands” (1991). ![]() Rushdie, who has been nominated for the Booker Prize seven times, won the prestigious award in 1981 for his book “Midnight’s Children,” and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth for services to literature in 2007. ![]()
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