About this title: In Rushdie's humorous and tender novel, Haroun is the 12-year-old son of a famous storyteller. When his father loses his powers of invention, Haroun takes charge, and sets out on a series of adventures that, against all odds, will bring his skills back.
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Description: Good. This book is in GOOD overall condition. It shows signs of having been read and has general light wear to the cover, spine and pages. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Puffin
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780140366501ISBN:0140366504
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Children's Books
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780670886586ISBN:0670886580
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Description: Very good; Collectible. LIKE NEW BUT HAS VERY SLIGHT SHELF WEAR ON TOP DUST JACKET EDGE. BRIGHT UNFADED DUST JACKET. NEXT DAY POST FROM UK. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Granta Books in Association with Penguin Books, London...
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780140140354ISBN:0140140352
Description: Very Good- No Dustjacket. 8vo. Some colour rubbed off the cover edges, gentle creasing of the front coverand some pale spotting on the fore edges of the first 3 pages o/w the text is clean and the book tight. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780140366501ISBN:0140366504
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 224 pages. (224 pages) haroun's father is the greatest of all storytellers. his magical stories bring laughter to the sad city of alifbay. but one day something goes wrong and his father runs out of stories to tell. haroun is determined to return the storyteller's gift to his father. illustrations (Paperback) read more
Description: Published by Penguin Books / Granta in 1991. Binding: Paperback. Number of pages: 224. Condition: Very Good. May show some slight signs of wear. #8487328 Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: GRANTA
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780140142235ISBN:0140142231
Description: Published by Granta in 1990. Hardback with Dust jacket. Number of pages: 224. Condition: Very Good. May show some slight signs of wear. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: GRANTA
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780140142235ISBN:0140142231
Description: Published by Granta in 1990. Hardback with Dust jacket. Number of pages: 224. Condition: Very Good. May show some slight signs of wear. Ex-library book (usual stamps and marks). Clear plastic cover over DJ. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
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Description: Good. Minimal damage to cover and binding. Pages show light use. With pride from Motor City. All books guaranteed. Best Service, Best Prices. read more
"Favorite lines from the book: "What are you going to make me fail at now?" "Far away on the horizon forked lightning glittered once. Haroun felt his blood run cold." "Don't you know girls have to fool people everyday of their lives if they want to get anywhere." "It's Love," Mali said. "It is all for Love. Which is a wonderful and dashing matter. But which can also be a very foolish thing."
The idea I like most from this book is that all the possible characters, plot lines , classic stories, etc. all mix together in the sea of stories and can be reused again and again to make new stories. I love that. I really like stories that take classics and look at them in a new light or retell the story from a different perspective. I don't really like to read criticism of a book that says: "They stole that idea from X book." I think it's possible to lean on other ideas and take them in new and exciting directions."
"While Rushdie wrote this for his nine year old son, it is very much an adult book. I preface my comments by saying that I'm not usually drawn to fantasy genre. I don't particularly like The Hobbit and I'm really in the minority regarding Harry Potter. Therefore, I was pleasantly surprised that I liked this book so much. This is a colorful tale of a boy who rescues the land of make believe and the gift of imagination. Houran's father, the story teller, loses his gift of the magic of words. In a pragmatic world, Houran's father brought beauty. When his wife left and his son no longer believed in him, discouraged, Houran's father lost his illusion of a world that could be beautiful.
Houran travels to the Sea of Stories to make amends and bring the gift back to his parent.
The images are so wonderfully creative that I hated to see the story end."
"Haroun and the sea of stories is a wonderful book by Salman Rushdie. Reading this book was like seeing a beautiful sunset - as the colors change, your mind is filled with awe and joy at the most simple and at the same time, the grandest beauty you can see. You see the sunset everyday and each time its magic reaches you and delights you anew. I found the same magic in this book. Rushdie’s use of Hindi in the book for place names and character names and references to real life places and characters in this fantasy book are both perfect. It is a story of magic, heroes, satire, hope, laughs, sad truths all in one and everyone who reads the book is left with something wonderful when they finally (if at all) put it down.
This is one book that should be in both the children’s and adults’ sections in libraries and bookstores. I read some sections of it to my 6 year old – he loved it and now wants to read the whole book."
"This is a gorgeous, magical little gem of a book that just really succeeds at making you smile, and making you think. I got this book for my birthday, and I totally agree with what my friend wrote on the cover - it simultaneously manages to mean nothing and so much.
The book is the story of a boy called Haroun, whose father Rashid is renowned for his storytelling abilities - and weaves a tale involving an epic battle between the Gupwalas (the land of conversation, and from whom all stories descend) and the Chupwalas, masters of Silence and Darkness.
I just loved the simple beauty of the tale - some wonderful description, cute little oneliners, comedy and tragedy and drama, and the pleas for imaginative freedom that lie just below the surface of the lighthearted tale. I also loved the way Rushdie managed to take inspiration from so many different sources - I loved translating the Hindi as we went along, and understanding the references to Kashmiri history and Star Wars. ;)"
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