Midnight's Children is a novel by Salman Rushdie, published in 1981. It's considered a landmark work of postcolonial literature and magical realism, telling the story of children born at the exact moment of India's independence (midnight on August 15, 1947). The novel won the Booker Prize in 1981 and the Booker of Bookers in 1993. Rushdie is known for combining history, mythology, and politics in his works.