Intertextuality
Intertextuality is a common feature of
Postmodern literature.
Midnight's Children is a work that relies
heavily upon intertexts - i.e. other
texts and authors that it feeds off, or has parallels
with / influences from. Some of these are so integral
that it is useful to have at least a limited
knowledge of them in order to appreciate Rushdie's
work fully. I have listed some of them here:
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