Children of Midnight House of Training

Author's name: Salman Rashid Publisher: Al-Takween for Publishing and Distribution Year of publication: 2018 Literary classification: Novel Brief about the book: Published in 1981, it discusses India's journey from British colonization to independence and division, and is considered an example of post-colonial literature and magical realism. The events of the novel are narrated by its main hero, Salim Sinai, and take place in the context of real historical events, mixed with historical fiction. The novel received the Booker Literary Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1981, as well as the Booker Prize in 1993 on the occasion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Booker Prize, and the Best Winner of the Booker Prize in 2008 on the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of the prize.