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Midnight's Children
by Salman Rushdie
I read this book in college. My first Rushdie was Satanic Verses as part of a course on Islam. This one was read for a class on Indian literature. I was already a big fan based on Satanic Verses, but Midnight's Children solidified my love of Rushdie's words and imagination. I hadn't encountered magical realism before. I've tried to read every publication since. Some of them were less than stellar, but for the most part, I enjoy the way his brain twists and digs and unburdens and recreates and births. I love his weirdness!
I was very naive when I matriculated. I hadn't quite yet grasped the ongoing traumas and damage done by colonization. And the British did a lot of both. If I recall correctly, this book is a metaphor for that damage - the generational wounds, government interference, criminalization of culture, valuing and devaluing of life, and a lot more. I also remember being completely engrossed and being unable to put the book down until I was done. It's one of the early influences in my life that has brought me to live in India today.
I was very naive when I matriculated. I hadn't quite yet grasped the ongoing traumas and damage done by colonization. And the British did a lot of both. If I recall correctly, this book is a metaphor for that damage - the generational wounds, government interference, criminalization of culture, valuing and devaluing of life, and a lot more. I also remember being completely engrossed and being unable to put the book down until I was done. It's one of the early influences in my life that has brought me to live in India today.