Midnight's Children

Summary

Midnight's Children is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (787 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Midnight's Children authored Salman Rushdie^[3].
• Midnight's Children received the Booker Prize^[4].
• Midnight's Children received the James Tait Black Memorial Prize^[5].
• Midnight's Children received the Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century^[6].
• Midnight's Children received the 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction^[7].
• Midnight's Children's instance of is recorded as literary work^[8].
• Midnight's Children was published by Jonathan Cape^[9].
• Midnight's Children's genre is magic realist fiction^[10].
• Midnight's Children's genre is historical fiction^[11].
• Midnight's Children's language of work or name is recorded as English^[12].
• Midnight's Children's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[13].
• Midnight's Children was published on +1981-00-00T00:00:00Z^[14].
• Midnight's Children's narrative location is recorded as India^[15].
• Midnight's Children's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Midnight's Children^[16].
• Midnight's Children's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Midnight's Children"}^[17].
• Midnight's Children's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Mitternachtskinder'}^[18].
• Midnight's Children's derivative work is recorded as Midnight's Children^[19].
• Midnight's Children's form of creative work is recorded as novel^[20].

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Authorship and Creation

Midnight's Children authored Salman Rushdie^[3]. It was published by Jonathan Cape^[9].

Publication

Midnight's Children was published on +1981-00-00T00:00:00Z^[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[12]. Genres include magic realist fiction^[10] and historical fiction^[11].

Reception

Awards received include Booker Prize^[4], a literary award^[21], in United Kingdom^[22], founded in 1969^[23], headquartered in London^[24]; James Tait Black Memorial Prize^[5], a literary award^[25], in United Kingdom^[26], founded in 1919^[27]; Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century^[6], a list of best books^[28], in France^[29], written by Le Monde^[30]; and 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction^[7], a list of best books^[31].

Why It Matters

Midnight's Children ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (787 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

FAQs

What awards did Midnight's Children receive?

Honors received include Booker Prize^[4], James Tait Black Memorial Prize^[5], Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century^[6], and 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction^[7].