num_pages: 219
description: An adventure novel about a son's attempt to rescue his father and return to him a special gift. The father is a professional storyteller. One day his wife leaves him to run off with a little clerk. The author also wrote "Grimus", "Midnight's Children", "Shame" and "The Satanic Verses".
language: English
title: Haroun and the Sea of Stories
titlecomplete: Haroun and the Sea of Stories
characters: Haroun
genres: Fantasy, Young Adult, Magical Realism, School, Middle Grade, India, Childrens, Classics, Fiction, Literature
ratings_count: 34201
series: Khalifa Brothers
awards: awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award
category: Children's Literature
publisher: Granta Books