Saleem
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Saleem is the central, telepathically gifted protagonist and narrator of Salman Rushdie’s novel "Midnight’s Children," whose life is intertwined with the history of postcolonial India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saleem canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary protagonist ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Saleem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Midnight’s Children NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Bombay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karachi NERFINISHED ⓘ Kashmir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Partition of India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
history of modern India ⓘ postcolonial India ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1947-08-15 ⓘ |
| birthEvent | midnight of Indian independence ⓘ |
| communicatesWith | Midnight’s Children NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | children born at the moment of Indian independence ⓘ |
| createdBy | Salman Rushdie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Sinai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| framesStoryAs | memoir ⓘ |
| genre | magic realism ⓘ |
| givenName | Saleem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAbility |
telepathic communication
ⓘ
telepathy ⓘ |
| hasCondition |
amnesia
ⓘ
cracking body ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalCharacteristic |
blue-stained fingers
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large nose ⓘ |
| hasPowerSource | his nose ⓘ |
| hasRelationship |
son of Ahmed Sinai
ⓘ
son of Amina Sinai ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
history
ⓘ
identity ⓘ memory ⓘ nationhood ⓘ |
| languageOfNarration | English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| memberOf | Midnight’s Children NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
autobiographical storyteller
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unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| narratorOf | Midnight’s Children NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Indian ⓘ |
| occupation | pickle-factory worker ⓘ |
| protagonistOf | Midnight’s Children NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedIn | Bombay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyAddressedTo | Padma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| survivesEvent | India–Pakistan wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
fragmented postcolonial identity
ⓘ
the Indian nation ⓘ |
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