Издания и произведения

Роман «Дети полуночи» трижды получал премию «Букер»: в 1981 году как лучший роман, в 1993 и 2008 годах — к 25-й и 40-й годовщине премии как лучшее произведение из всех, её получивших. Это роман-аллегория, рассказ об обрётшей независимость Индии и о поколении, которое родилось уже в свободной стране. Это и миф, и притча, и фантасмагория, где переплетены трагическое и комическое, сатира и пафос, авантюра и драма, многоплановое повествование, рассказывающее о жизни главного героя, Салема Синая, и об истории Индии и отчасти Пакистана с 1910 по 1976 год.

Роман “Дети полуночи” трижды получал премию “Букер”: в 1981 году как лучший роман, в 1993 и 2008 годах — к 25-й и 40-й годовщине премии как лучшее произведение из всех, ее получивших. Это роман-аллегория, рассказ об обретшей независимость Индии и о поколении, которое родилось уже в свободной стране. Это и миф, и притча, и фантасмагория, где переплетены трагическое и комическое, сатира и пафос, авантюра и драма, многоплановое повествование, рассказывающее о жизни главного героя, Салема Синая, и об истории Индии и отчасти Пакистана с 1910 по 1976 год.

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…

Born at the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, at the precise moment of India's independence, the infant Saleem Sinai is celebrated in the press and welcomed by Prime Minister Nehru himself. But this coincidence of birth has consequences Saleem is not prepared for: telepathic powers that connect him with 1000 other "midnight's children" - all born in the initial hour of India's independence - and an uncanny sense of smell that allows him to sniff out dangers others cannot perceive. Inextricably linked to his nation, Saleem's biography is a whirlwind of disasters and triumphs that mirrors the course of modern India at its most impossible…

Born at the stroke of midnight at the exact moment of India's independence, Saleem Sinai is a special child. However, this coincidence of birth has consequences he is not prepared for: telepathic powers connect him with 1,000 other 'midnight's children' all of whom are endowed with unusual gifts. Inextricably linked to his nation, Saleem's story is a whirlwind of disasters and triumphs that mirrors the course of modern India at its most impossible and glorious.

Салману Рушді вдалося створити багатоплановий, по-справжньому магічний роман, який охоплює історію Індії і частково Пакістану з 1910 по 1976 роки. Політичні події він подає яскраво і пристрастно, втім зводити цей неповторний роман лише до історії було б вкрай недалекоглядно.

Born at the stroke of midnight, at the precise moment of India's independence, Saleem Sinai is destined from birth to be special. For he is one of 1,001 children born in the midnight hour, children who all have special gifts, children with whom Saleem is telepathically linked. But there has been a terrible mix up at birth, and Saleem’s life takes some unexpected twists and turns. As he grows up amidst a whirlwind of triumphs and disasters, Saleem must learn the ominous consequences of his gift, for the course of his life is inseparably linked to that of his motherland, and his every act is mirrored and magnified in the events that shape…

Многоплановое, фантастическое, "магическое" повествование охватывает историю Индии (отчасти и Пакистана) с 1910 по 1976 годы. Политические события, поданные ярко и пристрастно (Индира Ганди, чей образ приобретает в романе апокалиптическую окраску, подала на автора в суд!), не исчерпывают собой прихотливой реальности романа.

À minuit, les nations émergent dans la liesse et la frénésie et les horloges joignent les mains pour saluer les enfants qui naissent. C'est ainsi que vont les choses à Bombay. Dans Les Enfants de minuit, Rushdie allie à merveille histoire publique et histoire privée au sein d'une dialectique identitaire qui fonde toute son oeuvre. Le narrateur, Saleem, dont la mémoire a des soubresauts en apparence fantasques, est un de ces enfants nés à minuit le jour de l'indépendance de l'Inde. Ne sachant que faire des dons de télépathie que ce statut lui confère, il tente désespérément de s'inscrire en acteur dans la destinée de son pays. Or, c'est…

Saleem Sinai, the hero of Midnight’s Children, is one of the thousand and one children born in India at the moment of its independence from British rule – the moment, in the words of its first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, when India had her ‘tryst with destiny’. The twists and turns of this destiny form the springboard from which Salman Rushdie launches into his celebrated fantasia of our modernity. At once a fairy tale, a furious political satire, and a meditation on the ways in which time and change both shape and are shaped by the life of a single individual, Midnight’s Children announced the triumphant return of epic storytelling…

Saleem Sinai was born at midnight, the midnight of India's independence, and found himself mysteriously "handcuffed to history" by the coincidence. He is one of 1,001 children born at the midnight hour, each of them endowed with an extraordinary talent - and whose privilege and curse it is to be both master and victims of their times. Through Saleem's gifts - inner ear and wildly sensitive sense of smell - we are drawn into a fascinating family saga set against the vast, colourful background of the India of the 20th century.

Born at the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, at the precise moment of India's independence, the infant Saleem Sinai is celebrated in the press and welcomed by Prime Minister Nehru himself. But this coincidence of birth has consequences Saleem is not prepared for: telepathic powers that connect him with 1,000 other "midnight's children"--all born in the initial hour of India's independence--and an uncanny sense of smell that allows him to sniff out dangers others cannot perceive. Inextricably linked to his nation, Saleem's biography is a whirlwind of disasters and triumphs that mirror the course of modern India at its most impossible…

Второй роман британского писателя индийского происхождения Салмана Рушди, изданный в 1981 году. В книге историко-бытовое исследование Индии и Пакистана в XX веке переплетено с мистикой и волшебством. Повествование ведётся от лица протагониста, Салема Синая, и затрагивает жизнь его семьи с 1910 по 1976 год. Этот роман — классический пример постколониальной литературы и жанра магического реализма. На русский язык роман переведён А. Миролюбовой в 2001 году.

Born at the stroke of midnight at the exact moment of India's independence, Saleem Sinai is a special child. However, this coincidence of birth has consequences he is not prepared for: telepathic powers connect him with 1,000 other 'midnight's children' all of whom are endowed with unusual gifts. Inextricably linked to his nation, Saleem's story is a whirlwind of disasters and triumphs that mirrors the course of modern India at its most impossible and glorious.