Readings
Events in History at the time of the novel: https://www.epl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Midnights_Children-1.pdf, 10 pages
Renée, Diane. “Midnight’s Children.” Literature and Its Times Supplement 1: Profiles of 300 Notable Literary Works and the Historical Events that Influenced Them, by Joyce Moss, vol. 2: The Great Depression and the New Deal to Future Times (1930s -), Gale, 2003, pp. 327-337. Gale eBooks, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX2875200102/GVRL?u=evanston_main&sid=bookmark-GVRL&xid=56ac47f6. Accessed 30 Aug. 2023.
Quick Overview of each book, characters, themes, and historical context: https://www.epl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Midnights_Children.pdf, 15 pages
“Midnight’s Children.” Novels for Students, edited by Sara Constantakis, vol. 23, Gale, 2006, pp. 176-191. Gale eBooks, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX3421600020/GVRL?u=evanston_main&sid=bookmark-GVRL&xid=6db1f72b. Accessed 30 Aug. 2023.
Listenings
BBC Radio, August 2017. Salman Rushdie in conversation with radio drama director Emma Harding about Midnight’s Children: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b091gc4f, 15 minutes
Videos
Salman Rushdie and Columbia University President Lee Bollinger discuss Rushdie’s novel “Midnight’s Children”, its context, relevance, and impact on both the public and Rushdie himself.