Why should you read “Midnight’s Children”? - Iseult Gillespie
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It begins with a countdown. A woman goes into labor as the clock ticks towards midnight. Across India, people wait for the declaration of independence after nearly 200 years of British rule. At the stroke of midnight, an infant and two new nations are born in perfect synchronicity. These events form the foundation of “Midnight’s Children.” Iseult Gillespie explores Salman Rushdie’s dazzling novel.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Iseult Gillespie
- Director
- Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat
- Narrator
- Adrian Dannatt
- Animator
- Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat
- Composer
- Joel Kreimeyer-Kelly , Cem Misirlioglu
