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MIDNIGHT’S CHILDREN Salman Rushdie ←Hit-the-Spittoon, Under the Carpet

Summary: Hit-the-Spittoon

Saleem claims that his body—worn down by time, history, and fatigue—will soon break into hundreds of millions of pieces. He describes how he makes his living making chutney and other condiments and how Padma prepares his food and bed in the factory. Being impotent, Saleem can’t respond to Padma’s sexual advances.

Saleem returns to his family history, jumping ahead to…