Which Salman Rushdie novel uses magic realism to explore the transition from colonial India to independent India and Pakistan?
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Correct answer: Midnight's Children
Midnight's Children follows Saleem Sinai, born at the exact moment of India's independence, whose life is telepathically linked to 1,000 other children born in that hour. The novel serves as an allegory for the fragmented and chaotic history of the postcolonial nation-state.
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