Games with Names in Midnight's Children

Abstract In Midnight's Children, Salman Rushdie integrates the meanings of names into the fabric of the novel itself, overtly points out many of his games with names, and even makes bilingual jokes with the names he uses. The origins of Rushdie's hundreds of names and nicknames reflect the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Celia Millward
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 1994-06-01
Series:Names
Online Access:http://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/1405