Salman Rushdie's 'Midnight's Children': awards, translations, and reception (1981–1995)

1. UK first edition published by Jonathan Cape

   Jan 1, 1981Labels: Jonathan Cape, UK edition

   • Booker Prizes
   • Morgan Library

2. Wins the Booker Prize for Fiction

   Jan 1, 1981Labels: Booker Prize, Salman Rushdie

   • Booker Prizes
   • Booker List

3. Wins James Tait Black Memorial Prize (Fiction)

   Jan 1, 1981Labels: James Tait

   • JT Black
   • JT Black Wiki

4. Wins English-Speaking Union Literary Award

   Jan 1, 1981Labels: English-Speaking Union

   • Midnight Wiki

5. First American edition released by Knopf

   Mar 1, 1981Labels: Alfred A, US edition

   • Kirkus
   • CampusBooks

6. Kirkus issues an early starred review

   Mar 1, 1981Labels: Kirkus Reviews

   • Kirkus

7. Wins “Booker of Bookers” 25th-anniversary prize

   Jan 1, 1993Labels: Booker of

   • Poets Writers
   • Guardian

8. Included in Le Monde/Fnac “100 Books” poll

   Apr 1, 1999Labels: Le Monde, Fnac

   • Le Monde 100
   • Midnight Wiki

9. BBC’s “The Big Read” ranks the novel

   Apr 1, 2003Labels: BBC The

   • Midnight Wiki

10. Shortlisted for “Best of the Booker” vote

    May 12, 2008Labels: Best of

    • Best Booker
    • Poets Writers

11. Wins the public-voted “Best of the Booker”

    Jul 10, 2008Labels: Best of, Public Vote

    • Guardian
    • Best Booker

12. Media coverage frames it as a third Booker honor

    Jul 14, 2008Labels: media coverage

    • Poets Writers