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Haroun and the Sea of Stories

by Salman Rushdie, Paul Birkbeck

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(106 ratings)
Khalifa Brothers #1224 pages27 editions1990Turtleback BooksISBN 9780606251174
FictionFantasyAdventureAction

About this book

Set in an exotic Eastern landscape peopled by magicians and fantastic talking animals, this classic children's novel inhabits the same imaginative space as *The Lord of the Rings*, *The Alchemist*, and *The Wizard of Oz*. In this captivating work of fantasy, Haroun sets out on an adventure to restore the poisoned source of the sea of stories. On the way, he encounters many foes, all intent on draining the sea of all its storytelling powers.

Publication Details

Publisher
Turtleback Books
Published
1990
Pages
224
ISBN
9780606251174
Language
en
Editions
27

About Salman Rushdie

Salman Rushdie was born in 1947 in Bombay to a Kashmiri family. He won the Booker Prize in 1981. Much of his fiction is set on the Indian subcontinent. His style is often classified as magical realism mixed with historical fiction, and a dominant theme of his work is the story of the many connections, disruptions and migrations between the Eastern and Western world.

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