Midnight's Children Crowned Greatest Book

0:00It's April 19th. You're listening to Entertainment and Celebrity News today, AI Power Pop Culture Updates. I'm Cory with the Story. Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children just got crowned one of the greatest books ever by the greatest books platform, which crunches lists from top. Critics and influencers to rank literary heavyweights. Published back in 1981, the novel follows Saleem Sinai, a kid born right at the stroke of India's independence, linking up. Telepathically with other Midnight babies, who each got special powers, all while unpacking the nation's messy post-colonial ride. This was Rushdie's big breakout, blending magical realism with real history to flip the script on storytelling and inspire a whole generation of. Writers worldwide. It snagged the booker prize that year, cementing Rushdie status and folks still dissected in classrooms for nailing that tug of war between. Personal lives and big historical forces. Decades on, this ranking reminds us why Midnight's Children

1:01endures. It's a masterclass in identity and memory that keeps pulling readers back in.