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'. 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
characters: Haroun
genres: Fiction, Magical Realism, India, Young Adult, Literature, School, Classics, Middle Grade, Childrens, Fantasy
ratings_count: 34201
series: Khalifa Brothers
awards: awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award
category: Children's Literature
publisher: Penguin