Book · 1981 · literary fiction
Midnight's Children
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie has been mentioned in 7 episodes across 4 podcasts (1 episode recommends it and 6 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Nilan Peiris (1 episode), Salman Rushdie (2 episodes) and Ayad Akhtar (1 episode) on The Book Review (4 episodes), Lenny's Podcast (1 episode) and On Purpose with Jay Shetty (1 episode).
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As vivid a description of China as Salman Rushdie described India the coming to independence.
Questions about Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie
Who recommends Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie on podcasts?
Nilan Peiris (1 episode) has recommended Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie on podcasts. In all, 6 people brought it up across 4 podcasts (1 person recommended it).
Which podcasts mention Midnight's Children the most?
The Book Review (4 episodes), Lenny's Podcast (1 episode), On Purpose with Jay Shetty (1 episode) and The Ezra Klein Show (1 episode).
Is Midnight's Children recommended, or only discussed?
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie was recommended in 1 episode and discussed without a recommendation in 6 episodes, as of 2024-10-18.
What do people say about Midnight's Children?
Simon Winchester on The Book Review (2015-08-30): "As vivid a description of China as Salman Rushdie described India the coming to independence."
When was Midnight's Children last mentioned on a podcast?
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie was last discussed on The Book Review by Salman Rushdie on 2024-10-18.
What they say about it
- Mentioned as an important work“publication and success of Midnight's Children”2
- Compared to other books“magical realism in the novel”2
The best things said about it
There's a bit of magical realism in the novel people are comparing it to and I think these comparisons are pretty accurate to Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children.
Uh sometimes in my my own family in the book I have an aunt who is a professor at Yukon and she's delighted when I tell her that I'm reading rushy because she thinks I'm going to tell her that I'm reading the Midnight's Children.
And I've written a lot about Kashmir I wrote about it in Midnight's Children I wrote about it in shalomar the clown.
It was actually a very good decade for me because it began in 1981 with the publication and success of Midnight's Children which was important to me for a number of reasons.
There was the one book that I've never finished with Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children because I couldn't I didn't understand where the hell the man was.
Chelsea handler On Purpose with Jay Shetty · Oct 2020 Where and when it comes up
Most episodes, by podcast
6 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
Midnight's Children is a celebrated novel by Salman Rushdie that explores the magical realist history of India from its independence and partition onward, touching upon regional themes such as Kashmir. On The Book Review, Salman Rushdie discussed the publication and success of his seminal 1981 novel, noting how foundational that period was for his career. In the same podcast series, Dwight Garner compared The Old Drift to Rushdie's work, observing that the magical realism comparisons are quite accurate. Ayad Akhtar also mentioned the book on The Book Review, describing an interaction with his aunt who assumed he was reading Rushdie's famous title. Additionally, Simon Winchester compared Susan Barker's book to Midnight's Children, praising it as a vivid portrayal of a nation coming into independence akin to Rushdie's description of India. On The Ezra Klein Show, Rushdie reflected further on the book while discussing his extensive writing about Kashmir. Conversely, not every reader found the dense narrative accessible; on On Purpose with Jay Shetty, Chelsea Handler admitted that Midnight's Children was the one book she never finished because she struggled to understand its direction and setting. Despite such rare reader hurdles, the novel remains a cornerstone of postcolonial literature, frequently cited by critics and authors alike for its sweeping scope, linguistic inventiveness, and profound cultural footprint across generations of readers globally.
Every mention
Nilan Peiris one is uh it sounds terribly pretentious uh Crime and Punishment and the other one is uh Midnight's Childre… 1
“one is uh it sounds terribly pretentious uh Crime and Punishment and the other one is uh Midnight's Children by Salman Rusty Irene”
“and the other end the scale as like sometimes you read a book and there's a single sentence where each word has been just stitched together and like it's like again I work about and they're uh Rusty it's like probably the Pinnacle for me midnight children which is about a partition in India”
Salman Rushdie because it began in 1981 with the publication and success of midnight children which was important to me fo… 2
“because it began in 1981 with the publication and success of midnight children which was important to me for a number of reasons first of all because”
“I mean it was actually a very good decade for me because it began in 1981 with the publication and success of Midnight's Children which was important to me for a number of reasons”
“and I've written a lot about Kashmir I wrote about it in Midnight's Children I wrote about it in shalomar the clown”
Ayad Akhtar uh sometimes in my my own family in the book I have an aunt who is a professor at Yukon and she's delighted… 1
“uh sometimes in my my own family in the book I have an aunt who is a professor at Yukon and she's delighted when I tell her that I'm reading rushy because she thinks I'm going to tell her that I'm reading the Midnight's Children”
Chelsea handler there was the one book that i've never finished with salman rushdie midnight's children because i couldn't… 1
“there was the one book that i've never finished with salman rushdie midnight's children because i couldn't i didn't understand where the hell the man was”
Dwight Garner there's a bit of magical realism in the novel people are comparing it to and I think these comparisons are… 1
“there's a bit of magical realism in the novel people are comparing it to and I think these comparisons are pretty accurate to Salon rushy Midnight's Children”
Simon Winchester as someone compared it to saying it's a Chinese version as it were of Midnight's Children as Vivid a descri… 1
“as someone compared it to saying it's a Chinese version as it were of Midnight's Children as Vivid a description of China as Salon Rashi described India the coming to Independence”
Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Fiction, I don't speedread fiction. You know, I'm listening to Midnight's Children by Salman Rushy right now, which is one of the books, if not the book that really put him on the map. A beautiful pros, amazing voice performance.”
“I wrote about it in Midnight's Children I wrote about it in shalomar the clown”
“and I think that what is interesting about that is that there have been a lot of naysayers who said for years oh all of his best work was pre fatwa people sight Midnight's Children”