Why should you read “Midnight’s Children”? - Iseult Gillespie

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  • Опубликовано: 23 дек 2024

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  • @burnburn2644
    @burnburn2644 5 лет назад +1776

    "To understand me, you'll have to swallow a world"
    *existential crisis begins*

    • @AnitaSingh-nu7by
      @AnitaSingh-nu7by 5 лет назад +21

      Le stomach and mouth : *Am I a joke to you*

    • @lovepeaceisneverguaranteed7385
      @lovepeaceisneverguaranteed7385 5 лет назад +4

      Why could that even make sense amd the fact ted ed log it makes it bizzare😂.

    • @burnburn2644
      @burnburn2644 5 лет назад +17

      “Who what am I? My answer: I am everyone everything whose being-in-the-world affected was affected by mine. I am anything that happens after I’ve gone which would not have happened if I had not come. Nor am I particularly exceptional in this matter; each ‘I’, every one of the now-six-hundred-million-plus of us, contains a similar multitude. I repeat for the last time: to understand me, you’ll have to swallow the world.”
      ― Salman Rushdie, Midnight's Children
      I had to pause and reflect after hearing that from ted ed's vid ahahaha

    • @lalagvrl9947
      @lalagvrl9947 5 лет назад +6

      "For an instant, silence, noisier than a waterfall"

    • @jeannedarc143
      @jeannedarc143 4 года назад +1

      Felt that

  • @yuvrajmandlik9465
    @yuvrajmandlik9465 5 лет назад +2380

    We seriously need more videos of why you should read genre..

  • @jia9420
    @jia9420 5 лет назад +1323

    I hope these animators are paid as much as they deserve

    • @AvgJane19
      @AvgJane19 4 года назад +3

      +

    • @alexandermorrison2218
      @alexandermorrison2218 4 года назад +8

      How much do they deserve? Lol jk

    • @fjtappedout4623
      @fjtappedout4623 4 года назад +3

      401st like

    • @issameslimani2951
      @issameslimani2951 3 года назад +2

      @@alexandermorrison2218 They only get 40 USD for a cut and it take them half a day to make it. Animators are too underpaid at least in Japan coz I don't know how much they get elsewhere

    • @alexandermorrison2218
      @alexandermorrison2218 3 года назад

      Not bad

  • @shamimeemamally7466
    @shamimeemamally7466 5 лет назад +1905

    Why is Ted so good at animationn!? Well done!

    • @RuinsOfTheUnknown
      @RuinsOfTheUnknown 5 лет назад +11

      2:35 shows the famous signing of the Pakistani instrument of surrender to end the 1971 war and to form Bangladesh

    • @umangsharma4346
      @umangsharma4346 5 лет назад +22

      They are good at animation. Yet they showed wrong map of India. Kashmir and Siachen were shown in Pakistan. 😑😑😑. I don't get why US and UK are running this propaganda of misinforming people in other nation.

    • @acebalistic1358
      @acebalistic1358 5 лет назад +7

      I thought Ed did the animations

    • @shamimeemamally7466
      @shamimeemamally7466 5 лет назад +9

      @@acebalistic1358
      .

    • @acebalistic1358
      @acebalistic1358 5 лет назад +4

      @@shamimeemamally7466 ill let myself out

  • @kennethsummers6857
    @kennethsummers6857 5 лет назад +604

    Such fluidity in animation coupled with synchronized narration.

  • @AnitaSingh-nu7by
    @AnitaSingh-nu7by 5 лет назад +316

    I love it when they bring literature stuff like this randomly and it perfectly matches my interests. Thanks!

    • @AnitaSingh-nu7by
      @AnitaSingh-nu7by 5 лет назад +16

      I literally got a heart just a moment after the comment!!!!! Never saw such a big channel communicate with fans so well! Wow!

    • @TEDEd
      @TEDEd  5 лет назад +23

      @@AnitaSingh-nu7by We love hearing from you guys!

    • @aashiyanaashfaqueiv-aroll-4131
      @aashiyanaashfaqueiv-aroll-4131 4 года назад +3

      @@AnitaSingh-nu7by Ted-ed never replies to my comments 😭

    • @PHANTOM_PRASAD
      @PHANTOM_PRASAD День назад

      Why you not included Kashmir and arunachal pradesh

  • @Organic.Mechanic
    @Organic.Mechanic 5 лет назад +393

    You should read every book to understand not only the world which we live in but also to understand what the author has went through in his life to write the particular book. His motivations and his view of the world around him.

    • @sharanyavlogs7174
      @sharanyavlogs7174 4 года назад +2

      Have you read Forced to Maroon by Abhigya smiti?

    • @aloshyreji4313
      @aloshyreji4313 4 года назад +1

      Please read Joseph Anton...the perspective on Midnight's children changes a bit

    • @Cankerbloossom
      @Cankerbloossom Год назад

      Him or her

  • @sayokbhattacharya
    @sayokbhattacharya 5 лет назад +439

    When i read a hundred years of solitude, it reminded of Midnights children, guess it falls in the same genre of magical realism

    • @swarajkanr
      @swarajkanr 5 лет назад +51

      In an Interview, Salman Rushdie said when he read 100 Years of Solitude he was reminded of his home India & saw in those characters his own country's people.

    • @escapistreader3860
      @escapistreader3860 5 лет назад

      Which one was better in your opinion?

    • @KaranArora227
      @KaranArora227 4 года назад +13

      and reverse is happening to me. I read one hundred years of solitude first and currently reading midnight's children which have unbelievably similar characteristics.

    • @aloshyreji4313
      @aloshyreji4313 4 года назад +1

      Yes...

    • @matthewvp8507
      @matthewvp8507 3 года назад +1

      @@KaranArora227 yeah, me too! Both incredible pieces of literature

  • @omchadha5549
    @omchadha5549 5 лет назад +111

    Midnight's children echoes what an entire generation of Indian subcontinent lived and passed on....

  • @AditiyaFasilkom47
    @AditiyaFasilkom47 4 месяца назад +6

    People said bad things about Salman Rushdie on his previous controversy books. They'll blinded, and not seeing his others breathtaking masterpiece ❤
    Salam, from muslim brother 🙏🏻

    • @sdeepj
      @sdeepj Месяц назад +1

      A Muslim who is offended by his writings is a Muslim who never read his works. Rushdie wrote about India as only a Muslim could . Rushdie showed the story of India is incomplete without the Muslim voice

    • @Sandeep_chamar1
      @Sandeep_chamar1 25 дней назад

      @@sdeepj well writing books are a different thing but deliberately trying to create a controversy by naming characters of the book on Islamic prophet and his wives is not acceptable sadly he wasn't killed but he deserved to die
      criticism is a different thing but mockery and blasphemy should not go unnoticed.............Khomeini was right rather than spending millions protecting him he should have been finished
      I have read Dawkins and Hitchens but they are critiques and express their views cleanly rather than mockery and blasphemy

  • @georgepaul341
    @georgepaul341 5 лет назад +135

    My aunt born on the strike of midnight August 15 always has perfect advice for me. I think I now know why

  • @elikaraji723
    @elikaraji723 5 лет назад +121

    this is one of the best books i have ever read. Though slow in start its a wild roller coaster ride thats simply dazzling and a joy to read. I would personally recommend to anyone. The animation of this video is simply stunning and really engaging to watch.

  • @plontetris3297
    @plontetris3297 5 лет назад +85

    The animation is stunning as usual

  • @lavan6298
    @lavan6298 5 лет назад +23

    as an Indian i could not be more grateful to TED-Ed for bringing Indian history to the forefront like this. thank you.

  • @hsryu5569
    @hsryu5569 5 лет назад +78

    Ted Ed is uploading more than ever, it's amazing!

  • @divyanshsingh2661
    @divyanshsingh2661 5 лет назад +24

    the book is grasping and intense, it stays with you for a long time..

  • @RoKuSa007
    @RoKuSa007 5 лет назад +270

    That's some quality content on a regular interval. Keep up the good work of igniting minds across the world.
    love from India

    • @umangsharma4346
      @umangsharma4346 5 лет назад +6

      Bruh
      They showed wrong map of India . Didn't u notice???

    • @denischungkham6779
      @denischungkham6779 5 лет назад +5

      @@umangsharma4346 it was both pak and ind

    • @jaqenhghar5794
      @jaqenhghar5794 5 лет назад

      @@umangsharma4346
      pakistan was a part of india so it was included

  • @diazpayne2075
    @diazpayne2075 4 года назад +3

    I HAD GOOSEBUMPS ALL THROUGHOUT THE VIDEO
    The narration and animation is masterfully done. I've read Midnight's Children thanks to this channel's recommendation but I come back to this every now and then because the animation is so satisfying to watch and it makes me appreciate what a good magnitude of a book it is.

  • @cyoul8ter677
    @cyoul8ter677 5 лет назад +59

    Please do more "Why you should read" videos, the animations are great and I can find a new book to relish. :)

    • @TEDEd
      @TEDEd  5 лет назад +4

      Hey ActChili! We also have a more extensive Book Recs page if you're looking for a new book to read: bit.ly/TEDEdBookRecommendations Hope you can find something to relish!

  • @meto2854
    @meto2854 5 лет назад +2

    This is without a doubt one of the most spectacular works of fiction ever written. His prose is stunning and so illuminative. Only a mind of utter clarity and genius could have put this story together.

  • @TheDay3110
    @TheDay3110 5 лет назад +37

    this series has gotten me back into reading. thanks!

  • @adventureawaits3860
    @adventureawaits3860 5 лет назад +9

    I have read this particular book. It is rather difficult to read And the storyline sometimes gets off the track, But ultimately, This story is enchanting and describes The indian subcontinent through the eyes of the one connected with India by fate. This video describes the book better than I do, though.
    Edit- I would suggest this to someone who knows a bit about Modern Indian History to read this.For someone who does not know anything about the colonial rule and post colonial rule in India, I would suggest you to first consider knowing the modern history of India.

  • @somanathmaharana3219
    @somanathmaharana3219 5 лет назад +5

    Yes, Midnight's Children was a wonderful read right from the first page itself. Never imagined to see TED cover this video! Amazing animations as always! Bravo!

  • @singmusic123
    @singmusic123 4 года назад +2

    it really frusturates me how there are never recommendations for classics in other cultures. i love this.

  • @MaxChaser17
    @MaxChaser17 5 лет назад +4

    I can't explain how amazed I am with the narrator's voice. He sounds like a great teller of tales of ancient epic and legends! Can someone say his name?

    • @TEDEd
      @TEDEd  5 лет назад +4

      His name is Adrian Dannatt!

    • @fridayschild722
      @fridayschild722 4 года назад

      TED-Ed he sounds lovely. He should do audio books.

  • @themaestro2572
    @themaestro2572 5 месяцев назад +1

    According to Saleem in the book, the powers the kids had depends on the minutes they were born in. Saleem and Shiva were born at the stroke of midnight, and were gifted their nose and knees, and knees and nose. But Parvati the Witch, and Soumitri the time traveler was born few minutes after midnight, and the kids born in the last few minutes of midnight had gifts which Saleem deemed them "little more than circus freaks", such as the conjoined multilingual twins or a boy with gills of a trout.

  • @sayondeepchoudhury7558
    @sayondeepchoudhury7558 5 лет назад +2

    The week I spent reading Midnight's children was one of the best weeks of my life. I used to read and re-read and re-read the chapters over and over and over again.

  • @Ankit-ce3jm
    @Ankit-ce3jm 5 лет назад +3

    I love how they start videos with quotes and important gist of the topic!

  • @theocruex
    @theocruex 5 лет назад +160

    i really wish ted ed features El Filibusterismo and Noli Me Tangere by Jose Rizal from Philippines. those novels will teach a lot lessons to a lot of people. it's my favorite novel based on history and it really changed Philippine history in a lot of ways too.

    • @fluffycloudsandvelvetskies2813
      @fluffycloudsandvelvetskies2813 5 лет назад +11

      Yes!!! Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo are catalysts of the Philippine Revolution. These books exposed the unfairness and tyranny of the Spanish Colonialists and inspired the Filipinos to fight back. It revolves around Crisostomo Ibarra as he navigates society after studying abroad for so long. One of the themes it shows is the hypocrisy of the Christianity's leaders at the time. Maria Clara, who is Crisostomo Ibarra's love interest, is a priest's (who is supposedly sworn to celibacy) child. Later on, she becomes a nun and is subjected to r*pe by another priest.

    • @goldengifts3830
      @goldengifts3830 5 лет назад +7

      Gasp?!!
      KAMUSTA FELLOW FILIPINOS!
      Well... I am just guessing that some of you are filipinos. But if you are, HIYA!!

    • @misslockwood6530
      @misslockwood6530 5 лет назад +3

      *y e s, m y d u d e s*

    • @theocruex
      @theocruex 5 лет назад +3

      MultiDimwit i'm only suggesting ted ed to feature the books' historical impact among Filipinos. i think it's not a waste of time. tbh i don't think considering el fili and noli as a ripoff of count of monte cristo would bring justice to both masterpieces serving a different purpose in the first place. Ted Ed features a lot of ideas that may enlighten a lot of people as well. it's not your call to shut me up or consider any form of literature a waste of time and effort. you shut it. you're not ted ed.

    • @misslockwood6530
      @misslockwood6530 5 лет назад +1

      @MultiDimwit yeah, and they made a video that covered the Aneid, which was basically inspired by the Iliad and the Odyssey.
      It doesn't matter if it is a ripoff or whatever. If it is a good book and has a story that made an impact, I'd watch TedED's video on it.

  • @jinhunterslay1638
    @jinhunterslay1638 5 лет назад +38

    I wish TED can do more “why you should read” from some classic Asian literature such as “Tale of Genji” from Japan or “Journey to the West” from China

    • @leobelcolona4721
      @leobelcolona4721 2 года назад

      This is Asian tho. Do you mean East Asian?

    • @jinhunterslay1638
      @jinhunterslay1638 2 года назад

      @@leobelcolona4721 I know this is Asian. I mean I'm happy to see one representation and hope to see more
      And there ARE more in the 2 years since this one came out

  • @irfand4
    @irfand4 4 года назад +1

    Who what am I? My answer: I am everyone everything whose being-in-the-world affected was affected by mine. I am anything that happens after I’ve gone which would not have happened if I had not come.”

  • @alialidrissi4163
    @alialidrissi4163 4 года назад +2

    Please keep making “why you should read” videos I love them

  • @智弘橋本
    @智弘橋本 3 года назад +2

    I will show this video to my students at my lecture next week! Great job. Many thanks from Japan.

  • @deborahmonde7304
    @deborahmonde7304 5 месяцев назад

    This was beautiful ! I would just add that this book is also hilarious. When the narrator says he is a multitude, he is taking a deliberately grandiose tone. It is a way to make us smile and question his authority ;)

  • @redhedgehogocarina
    @redhedgehogocarina 4 года назад

    Man. I wish these were commercials on TV. More people might be compelled to read and/or be exposed to books they might otherwise not come across, or ever heard of. The videos are very well done and I LOVE that there are no spoilers.

  • @ebitoro4590
    @ebitoro4590 5 лет назад +69

    "A child who changes genders when immersed in water"
    I cant be the only one who thought of Ranma 1/2
    That being said, what a fascinating premise. I cant believe I've never heard of this book before and cant wait to read it. Also the narrator's voice gives me the chills

    • @yeru737
      @yeru737 4 года назад

      +

    • @debapriyagupta1788
      @debapriyagupta1788 4 года назад +1

      Actually the book does not discuss the other childrens' life in much detail except some tidbits here and there. That is the way the narrator (Saleem Sinai) wanted it to be..

    • @harshitarao2225
      @harshitarao2225 4 года назад +1

      Anime reference

    • @apogeelord7013
      @apogeelord7013 3 года назад

      That character is just a minor supporting character in the book

    • @briandoherty8535
      @briandoherty8535 2 года назад

      A little misleading. The child immerses as a male and comes out of the water as a female--doesn't just change "when immersed."

  • @thefluffyguy8574
    @thefluffyguy8574 5 лет назад +5

    I have been thinking about reading this book and now i am ordering one. Thanks for the unconscious inspiration.

  • @divyaakashdutta4038
    @divyaakashdutta4038 5 лет назад +287

    Anybody else who noticed that the animation style used here is the exact same one used in the NCERT textbooks?
    * M I N D B L O W N *
    P.S. TED did really good research here.

    • @adventureawaits3860
      @adventureawaits3860 5 лет назад +15

      Not really....I guess it is quite similar to Civics books of NCERT, but exact same?!? Definitely not.

    • @harshilldhingra4984
      @harshilldhingra4984 5 лет назад +12

      @@adventureawaits3860 that civics and economics book of class 9 and 10 iirc is a masterpiece in design

    • @meghajain1712
      @meghajain1712 4 года назад

      True

    • @tejasshrees.5559
      @tejasshrees.5559 4 года назад +1

      Yes in social science

    • @samvictor217
      @samvictor217 3 года назад

      yeah could be inspired by the arts used in NCERT

  • @AmitSingh-fr8du
    @AmitSingh-fr8du 5 лет назад +1

    This is perhaps one of the most deliciously put works that I've ever read..

  • @jamesakim8873
    @jamesakim8873 5 лет назад +2

    The animator gave me chills.

  • @khunii2188
    @khunii2188 5 лет назад +1

    This book introduced me to Salman Rushdie's other works. I still recommend Midnight's Children to friends who enjoy reading.

  • @articraft_magic
    @articraft_magic 2 года назад +2

    🥺get well soon,sir.

  • @rosalynredwood4542
    @rosalynredwood4542 5 лет назад +1

    This is so beautiful..I'm teary eyed. Gotta read this ASAP.please never stop this series.

  • @karlchandran4631
    @karlchandran4631 5 лет назад +2

    The book was amazing to read. It is brilliant as a work of cultural history. It is an epic, magically realistic novel. The video is profoundly beautiful!

  • @RainierKine
    @RainierKine 5 лет назад +1

    It is not to say that there is no truth. But rather, the truth we think we hold and we think we are, are subjects of the ripples of cause and effect, of time and history. So, while we see what's "true" in front of us, our views are merely separated from each other by conditions beyond what we can ever control. Yet, what we can influence is beyond our own skin, rippling down history. Basically, go discover and explore the experience of others than confining yourself.

  • @blimeygirl4357
    @blimeygirl4357 5 лет назад +10

    I love this book. It is written in such an interesting way.

  • @smitra5901
    @smitra5901 5 лет назад +1

    I'm from India but didn't get a chance to read this beautiful book. I have heard a lot about this book, maybe I should read it next.

  • @leftmorningstar6954
    @leftmorningstar6954 5 лет назад +10

    Why is Ted so good at animation!? Well done!

  • @augustocardoso6173
    @augustocardoso6173 4 года назад +4

    i bought this book because of this video and it was one of the best experiences i ever had reading something❤

  • @heyVishnu75
    @heyVishnu75 4 месяца назад

    the animation of this video is so smooth and spectacular! really enjoyed watching this video, will definitely add Midnight's Children to my collection.

  • @opportunitymatters7866
    @opportunitymatters7866 5 лет назад +6

    hey man waiting for you guys to hit 10 million subscribers because you guys damn deserve it.
    you guys are great teachers respect to all Ted Ed members.

  • @ajmalaika1287
    @ajmalaika1287 4 года назад +2

    The Best winner of all Booker Prize winners *Mind Blown*

  • @jia9420
    @jia9420 5 лет назад +1

    I hope these animators are paid as much as they deserve
    Which is should be very high

  • @bookish.calirican
    @bookish.calirican 5 лет назад +1

    I’ve read that book before but it was a few years ago. This made me want to reread it and reminded me why I enjoyed it.

  • @blahblahshutup6024
    @blahblahshutup6024 5 лет назад +19

    I'm absolutely in love with you, TED.

  • @sharada5458
    @sharada5458 3 года назад +1

    As an Indian, I didn't know about this book but am going to read it now thanks to you ted❤

  • @cmarchello
    @cmarchello 5 лет назад

    Love that y'all are making videos about contemporary classics

  • @jennyhughes4474
    @jennyhughes4474 5 лет назад +1

    This sounds so good but I've got an acquired brain injury (ABI) and now can only read really simple books without lots of names/people who I forget who they are - I wish there were simple versions of all good books! Blind people have access to audio books we need access using different method. So sad, I miss the old me who could read & understand really complicated stories - and there are lots of people like me excluded from so much. Thanks.

    • @arindamkashyap9420
      @arindamkashyap9420 4 года назад

      Idk if everything happens for good.. Idk if there's a cure but think like atleast you didn't go blind.. or deaf .. and atleast you survived
      Sorry if I shouldn't have commented..but you're not alone!! And there are many people have such depressing difficulties in life but they always wish to survive and find happiness..hope you're one of them...if not then please become like them
      I feel like you are strong..so all the best

    • @arindamkashyap9420
      @arindamkashyap9420 4 года назад

      And I read your other comments too .. now I really wish I could give you my brain and spine if it was possible.. because I don't deserve them..believe me. I do nothing and am just wasting everything I got..I don't even try.
      I am sorry.
      I'm pathetic

    • @jennyhughes4474
      @jennyhughes4474 4 года назад

      ​@@arindamkashyap9420 I don't think everything happens for a reason because some people suffer such terrible things and they often die terrible deaths too. Yes: I could've been even MORE injured (or dead) so I'm 'lucky' apparently: I was injured by NHS doctors' errors in the UK = I told them twice that the op didn't need doing but they didn't listen & thought they knew best = they were wrong, if they'd done everything right I wouldn't have have had the unnecessary op, and even if I had the (pointless) op I wouldn't have been got so injured, but their lies & denials after were the most massive traumas (denying the truth & what I knew & my very serious injuries & even sending a letter of these lies to my GP and he helped them cover-up & didn't examine me etc.) what drove me out one day to kill myself - but I couldn't do it. So no justice, no medical info or remedial care, no financial aid (lost my job & home) & threats of homelessness.
      So, I'm 'lucky' they didn't cause even MORE damage or kill me - if they'd killed me they'd have done a fake death certificate and nobody would have known. Sometimes, when I'm in unbearable pain (can't EVER be comfortable even to watch TV) I can't get the help I need & begging for social security which isn't enough to live on = poverty & huge stress & STILL no justice, I think it'd have been better if I'd died.
      My son's lost the capable multi-tasking mum he had, he too has suffered so much from all this & now I'm a burden on him because the state refuses to do what it should = our relationship is wrecked, breaks my heart.
      But at least, as you say: I'm not blind or deaf (& can still walk, move, talk, drive - & at the moment have a car) = but although those would be TERRIBLE at least these disabilities are more widely known & sometimes (not enough) catered for - but they too need far more accessible everything. I do my best to try to stay strong but after so long and so many extra injuries (which could have been prevented) and so many years of being moved around and living out of boxes I'm a shadow of the person I was. All the best to you.

  • @gtedujyfuyfuyfikyr6rsrioug70
    @gtedujyfuyfuyfikyr6rsrioug70 5 лет назад +1

    Just amazed!!!!! I'm gonna read the book right away....great work. Thank you TED-Ed.

  • @sivawright
    @sivawright 5 лет назад +30

    Finally! An Indian work! Hope we'll see more why should you read videos for Indian authors... Amitav Ghosh, Arundhati Roy, Jeet Thayil... you have dozens to choose from!!
    (And do try to pronounce the names better)

  • @jennadominguez4786
    @jennadominguez4786 3 года назад +1

    This is why I love to read. Thank you for the animations.

  • @Crymeareva
    @Crymeareva 5 лет назад +2

    You got to read "India Unbound" to look into Historical and Economic aspect of india. Although this one book leaves an imprint on readers brain. Appreciated piece of work

  • @Berries20
    @Berries20 5 лет назад +12

    2:34 Even though I'm not that patriotic, I always get a surge of pride whenever I hear my country (Bangladesh) getting mentioned in videos even just once. 3:24 oops it's nonexistent again

    • @debapriyagupta1788
      @debapriyagupta1788 4 года назад +1

      As the video mentioned, the book does discuss the freedom struggle of Bangladesh. But it is discussed from a different perspective, mainly the experience of fighting a war in a strange land and then there is a whole section on Sunderbans

    • @Berries20
      @Berries20 4 года назад

      @@debapriyagupta1788 Ah thanks, that makes sense why there's not much specifications

  • @harshchoudhary3370
    @harshchoudhary3370 5 лет назад +12

    Ted-Ed is one of the best youtube channel 😍😍

  • @ramyarao4499
    @ramyarao4499 4 года назад +1

    I just completed reading One Hundred Years of Solitude because of these videos
    Thank you soo much😊😊😊

  • @End_Orca_Captivity
    @End_Orca_Captivity Год назад +1

    This is a book I've had in the cupboard for perhaps now a decade. Listening to the description here, the 'magical realism' aspect has thrown me off a bit as I struggled to get through even a quarter of '100 Years of Solitude", by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. I want a story that's going somewhere, does this book do that?☺

  • @jlee4039
    @jlee4039 5 лет назад +3

    My favorite novel of all times, hands down.

  • @MayankSingh-qg4zv
    @MayankSingh-qg4zv 5 лет назад +4

    I read that book, it's amazing but everyone has their own taste but for me it was amazing. Ramchandra Guha s India after Gandhi is yes more informative but midnight children is more entertaining to read

  • @mrnarason
    @mrnarason 5 лет назад +8

    1:45 "changes gender when impressed in water" sounds like the plot to ranma 1/2

  • @shrelpshrelp
    @shrelpshrelp 5 лет назад +4

    Well I guess you all are foreigners but damn those pronunciation !
    Love from India, Bihar.

  • @TheCarenne17
    @TheCarenne17 5 лет назад +3

    This video has one of the best animations I've seen from TED Ed. Amazing story too! This is the 2nd book from your series that I'm compelled to read, next to Fahrenheit 451

  • @plsstopusingmyname
    @plsstopusingmyname 4 года назад

    I wante to read his book. I am quite surprised he is still alive. What meant to be, that what will be.
    I am so pleased to know, he still alive and writing.

  • @FlashLeopard700
    @FlashLeopard700 5 лет назад +1

    Came here after 'Kafka on the Shore'. Did that one, looks like i will have to do this one too.

  • @habibapatel7503
    @habibapatel7503 4 года назад +4

    It's incredible how this book reminds me of a Netflix series I saw: Sense8

    • @saketkumar10
      @saketkumar10 4 года назад +1

      I was also thinking of sense 8😂😂

  • @bulgna
    @bulgna 5 лет назад

    Informing me that this book exists was a great birthday gift, thank you Ted ed

  • @CugnoBrasso
    @CugnoBrasso 3 года назад +2

    Do you think that I will be able to appreciate this book without being Indian or having extensive knowledge of Indian history? I just bought it and it really fascinates me, but I'm afraid it will be too much for me.
    I loved "one hundred years of solitude" without being Colombian though.

    • @CugnoBrasso
      @CugnoBrasso 3 года назад +2

      Ok nevermind, I read it and you don't really need to know Indian history to understand it (just know that India and Pakistan hate each other, that will be enough).
      Great book, I found it to be similar to One Hundred Years of Solitude.

  • @spicybrown75
    @spicybrown75 5 лет назад +1

    Goodness...i read this book about 25 years ago...only remember bits and pieces now.

  • @user-yv2qr4xt9
    @user-yv2qr4xt9 5 лет назад

    Truly, it's an incredible book and Rushdie is a remarkable writer.
    Thanks, TED-Ed - you've made me want to dig out my old copy and read through it again!

  • @eoalvarez
    @eoalvarez 4 года назад

    My favorite book for years after high school. I was able to compare it to other magical realist and go beyond the borders of culture and see the similarities of the dreams of humanity.

  • @Techtips200
    @Techtips200 5 лет назад +4

    A thumbs up for the contributors of this video...

  • @ufosrus
    @ufosrus 5 лет назад

    I think that magic realism has become a formula to attract Western readers. Originally, and at least in Latín American literature, the group termed Los Folcloristas, usted the technique to incorporate and illustrate the folklore of their regions, but eventually later authors saw the success of magic realism of The Folklorists' works in developed countries and adopted the technique.

  • @dukeofmars4847
    @dukeofmars4847 2 года назад

    I would love to see you give this treatment to 'the curious incident of the dog in the night-time'. The way the book is written alone will make for some great visuals.

  • @sadiajavaid8717
    @sadiajavaid8717 4 года назад

    Guess what....I completed reading "The midnight's children" today and this popped up in my recommendations in the evening...

  • @ITheNoobBot
    @ITheNoobBot 5 лет назад +7

    It's awesome thanks for the suggestion I'm gonna recommend other's too didn't knew about such a great literary work existed about the hard phase of our country love TED

  • @lr161
    @lr161 5 лет назад +1

    The book is spectacular. This animation and narration is brilliant too!
    There's only one flaw... The map of India is not drawn correctly. It would be nice if that could be corrected.

  • @Napoleon4778
    @Napoleon4778 3 года назад +1

    Time to cover more Indian writers: Ruskin Bond, RK Narayanan, Sudha Murty...

  • @narenchauhan3241
    @narenchauhan3241 5 лет назад +2

    "Ted - Ed" Best Channel i have ever came across..

  • @gabrielaelenaguzmanespinoz3455
    @gabrielaelenaguzmanespinoz3455 4 года назад +4

    Oh dearest TED-Ed creators, give us more book recommendations. We desperately need them, we are bored.

  • @papitakiwi
    @papitakiwi 5 лет назад +1

    Who else loves this novel by Salman Rushdie?? Well I love it❤️❤️

  • @smritisahu3945
    @smritisahu3945 5 лет назад

    One of the most striking aspect of this novel is his writing style

  • @suntzu2102
    @suntzu2102 5 лет назад +29

    Ted Ed at it’s best
    It yet astounds again:)

  • @jyotasama
    @jyotasama 4 года назад

    Thank you for shedding light on one of India's favourite books. :)

  • @RaeWakefield
    @RaeWakefield 5 лет назад

    I can stop marvelling over the animations

  • @dragoncatoverload
    @dragoncatoverload 5 лет назад

    Reminds me of House of the Spirits which’s similar only there’s only one person with magical powers and it takes place in Chile. It also focuses more on a single family’s history but that history is tied to the going’s on of Chile during that time span so it doesn’t take place in isolation.

  • @ChrisBrooks34
    @ChrisBrooks34 5 лет назад

    I would love one on why you should read Kazuo Ishiguro

  • @abhaysapra6401
    @abhaysapra6401 5 лет назад

    Getting back to tales of our grandparents... *Shivers*

  • @SS-nx2xx
    @SS-nx2xx 5 лет назад

    Thanks Ted, for undertaking the Mammoth venture of animating Rushdie's extremely intricate modern epic

  • @madhubansingh2670
    @madhubansingh2670 5 лет назад +1

    Oh My God! Wow! This really made me want to read this book as soon as possible. Thank you, TED-ed! I always love your videos. :)

  • @walkabout16
    @walkabout16 Год назад

    Come, journey into the heart of tales untold,
    "Midnight's Children," a narrative to behold,
    Iseult Gillespie's work, a literary flight,
    Why should you delve into its pages' light?
    In Rushdie's opus, a magical weave,
    A tale of Saleem, born at midnight's reprieve,
    A protagonist tied to a nation's fate,
    In India's history, a life intricate.
    Through Saleem's eyes, a nation reborn,
    At the stroke of midnight, a life is sworn,
    His life, entwined with a nation's sighs,
    A tale of magic, a soul's demise.
    Its vivid tapestry, India's lore,
    From partition's pain to a nation's roar,
    A journey through history's winding stream,
    In "Midnight's Children," a visionary dream.
    Rushdie's prose, a lyrical dance,
    A blend of history and magic's trance,
    Complex characters in a world so grand,
    A narrative orchestra at Rushdie's hand.
    So why read "Midnight's Children," you say?
    For Rushdie's craft in a magical display,
    A story of nations, of hopes and fears,
    A tapestry of life woven through the years.
    It offers a mirror to the world's strife,
    A tale that captures the essence of life,
    In Gillespie's work, a world unfurled,
    "Midnight's Children," a literary world.

  • @deepanshupant7305
    @deepanshupant7305 4 года назад

    Two countries are at war....
    Irony is that I belong to both of them.....
    This dialogue always gives me Goosebumps......