Vanita
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Vanita is a minor but pivotal character in Salman Rushdie’s novel "Midnight’s Children," known primarily as the biological mother of the protagonist Saleem Sinai.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Midnight’s Children NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
magic realism
ⓘ
postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
identity
ⓘ
illegitimacy ⓘ parentage ⓘ secrets ⓘ |
| createdBy | Salman Rushdie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Midnight’s Children universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasChild | Saleem Sinai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importanceToPlot | triggers central identity revelation of protagonist ⓘ |
| isBiologicalMotherOf | Saleem Sinai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCharacterIn | novel ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| linkedToEvent | birth of Saleem Sinai ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | pivotal character ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Indian ⓘ |
| publisherOfWork | Jonathan Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Booker Prize–winning novel Midnight’s Children ⓘ |
| roleInWork | minor character ⓘ |
| settingOfLife | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfFictionalExistence | 20th century India ⓘ |
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