num_pages: 224
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 novel, 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.
language: English
title: Haroun and the Sea of Stories
titlecomplete: Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Khalifa Brothers, #1)
characters: Haroun
genres: Middle Grade, Childrens, School, Young Adult, Literature, India, Fantasy, Classics, Fiction, Magical Realism
ratings_count: 34196
series: Khalifa Brothers
awards: awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award
category: Children's Literature
publisher: Viking Children's Books