About this Event
Join CWP for its second monthly Book Club, featuring discussion of Salman Rushdie's novel Midnight's Children at 6pm, followed by a screening of the 2012 film adaptation in our Sanctuary space at 7pm.
Midnight's Children is a 1981 novel by Indian-British writer Salman Rushdie about India's transition from British colonial rule to independence and partition. It is a postcolonial, postmodern and magical realist story told by its chief protagonist, Saleem Sinai, set in the context of historical events.
The 2012 film adaptation features a screenplay by Rushdie and was directed by Deepa Mehta. The film was a nominee for Best Picture and seven other categories at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards, winning two awards.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Center at West Park, 165 West 86th Street, New York, United States
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