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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 808
EAN: 9780571196937
ISBN: 0571196934
Label: Faber & Faber
Manufacturer: Faber & Faber
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 96
Publication Date: 1999-04
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Studio: Faber & Faber

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.com Review:
Immediately forget any preconceptions you may have about Salman Rushdie and the controversy that has swirled around his million-dollar head. You should instead know that he is one of the best contemporary writers of fables and parables, from any culture. Haroun and the Sea of Stories is a delightful tale about a storyteller who loses his skill and a struggle against mysterious forces attempting to block the seas of inspiration from which all stories are derived. Here's a representative passage about the sources and power of inspiration:

So Iff the water genie told Haroun about the Ocean of the Stream of Stories, and even though he was full of a sense of hopelessness and failure the magic of the Ocean began to have an effect on Haroun. He looked into the water and saw that it was made up of a thousand thousand thousand and one different currents, each one a different colour, weaving in and out of one another like a liquid tapestry of breathtaking complexity; and Iff explained that these were the Streams of Story, that each coloured strand represented and contained a single tale. Different parts of the Ocean contained different sorts of stories, and as all the stories that had ever been told and many that were still in the process of being invented could be found here, the Ocean of the Streams of Story was in fact the biggest library in the universe. And because the stories were held here in fluid form, they retained the ability to change, to become new versions of themselves, to join up with other stories and so become yet other stories; so that unlike a library of books, the Ocean of the Streams of Story was much more than a storeroom of yarns. It was not dead, but alive.

"And if you are very, very careful, or very, very highly skilled, you can dip a cup into the Ocean," Iff told Haroun, "like so," and here he produced a little golden cup from another of his waistcoat pockets, "and you can fill it with water from a single, pure Stream of Story, like so," as he did precisely that.

Product Description:
Set in an exotic Eastern landscape peopled by magicians and fantastic talking animals, Salman Rushdie's classic children's novel Haroun and the Sea of Stories inhabits the same imaginative space as Gulliver's Travels, Alice in Wonderland, and The Wizard of Oz. In this captivating adaptation for the stage, 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.




Rating: - A Great Metaphor for Imagination
I picked this book up in order to introduce myself to Salman Rushdie. I am a big fan of well written children's books because I think they keep the imagination alive. I figured that if this guy could write a good tale for children, it would be worthwhile to check out his more "serious" novels. After reading Haroun and the Sea of Stories I've decided that I will definitely keep Salman Rushdie's name in mind for future reading.

As any good children's story, it is as relevant to adults ... Read More

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Rating: - Wonderfully Deep Story for Children
I first read this book in 9th grade english class. I loved it so much I stole my copy from the school. Over a decade later, I now have a three year old son and read bed time stories every night. I know this may be a little deep for a three year old, but he really likes the way I read it and do voices. So at least I get to enjoy the night time story book and I don't have to read a short kids book over and over again.
My only complaint is the book I got had a different cover. I really wanted ... Read More

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Rating: - timelessly delightful...
is it silly for an adult to thoroughly enjoy this book??

'cause i did.

and i've a feeling that a decade from now, i'd still find this surprisingly wonderful.

though the author did not belabor the fantastical world Haroun found himself embroiled in with thick imagery and endless descriptions that in some books become tiresome, there nevertheless was a peculiarly believable aspect in the realm of the Sea of Stories. what i also immensely loved about rushdie's ... Read More

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Rating: - Rushdie's Ocean of Notions keeps flowing!
What happens when Salman Rushdie gets notions from a literary ocean that contains currents like The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, The Wizard of Oz by Baum, Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis, and The Princess Bride by William Goldman? He turns into a story-teller recounting the tale of Haroun and his father Rashid, the Shah of Blah. When Rashid's story-telling dries up, his son Haroun travels on a fantastic journey to face the forces of Darkness that ... Read More

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Rating: - Wonderful
This book is amazing! It has a slow start, but once your into it there is no getting out! This book is just great! Congrats to Salman Rushdie!

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