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Haroun and the Sea of Stories

Haroun and the Sea of Stories

ISBN: 0140157379

Title: Haroun and the Sea of Stories

Author: Salman Rushdie

KDL Description:

Vowing to return to his father—the city storyteller—his lost gift of speech, Haroun begins a quest that introduces him to a mad bus driver, the Shadow Warriors, and the land of darkness.

Amazon Description:

The author of The Satanic Verses returns with his most humorous and accessible novel yet. This is the story of Haroun, a 12-year-old boy whose father Rashid is the greatest storyteller in a city so sad that it has forgotten its name. When the gift of gab suddenly deserts Rashid, Haroun sets out on an adventure to rescue his print.