"Midnight's Children" is a Booker Prize-winning novel, released in 1981. It's a prominent example of magical realism. The novel chronicles the modern history of India since its independence from British rule at midnight on August 15, 1947. It follows the story of the protagonist, Saleem Sinai, who was born at that exact moment, possessing telepathic powers that connect him with 1,000 other children born in the first hour of independence.