Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie Dar is deeply unhappy

Dar is deeply unhappy

while World War Two raged outside his front door

how people could evolve and what could be considered valuable in this fascinating follow-up to THE GIVER

At the heart of Buddhism is a simple claim: The reason we suffer—and the reason we make other people suffer—is that we don’t see the world clearly

Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie Dar is deeply unhappyWinner of the Booker of Bookers. 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