| Haroun and the Sea of Stories Contributor(s): Rushdie, Salman (Author) |
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ISBN: 0140157379 ISBN-13: 9780140157376 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1991 Annotation: The author of The Satanic Verses returns with his most humorous and accessible novel yet. This is the story of Haroun, a 12-year-old boy whose father Rashid is the greatest storyteller in a city so sad that it has forgotten its name. When the gift of gab suddenly deserts Rashid, Haroun sets out on an adventure to rescue his print. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Fantasy - Epic - Fiction | Action & Adventure - Fiction | Visionary & Metaphysical |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 90045496 |
| Lexile Measure: 940 |
| Series: Penguin Drop Caps |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5" W x 7.6" (0.40 lbs) 224 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 54120 Reading Level: 6.9 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A captivating fantasy novel for readers of all ages, by the author of Midnight's Children and The Satanic Verses "This is, simply put, a book for anyone who loves a good story. It's also a work of literary genius." --Stephen King Set in an exotic Eastern landscape peopled by magicians and fantastic talking animals, Haroun and the Sea of Stories inhabits the same imaginative space as The Lord of the Rings, The Alchemist, The Arabian Nights, and The Wizard of Oz. Twelve-year-old Haroun sets out on an adventure to restore his father's gift of storytelling by reviving the poisoned Sea of Stories. On the way, he encounters many foes, all intent on draining the sea of all its storytelling powers. In this wondrously delightful story, Salman Rushdie gives us an imaginative work of extraordinary power and endearing humor that is, at its heart, an illumination of the necessity of storytelling in our lives. |