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Fae & Fairy FictionAdventure

Haroun and the Sea of Stories

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  • 1990 first published
  • 221 pages
  • ★ 4.3 (10 ratings)
  • 47 editions
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Salman Rushdie's Haroun and the Sea of Stories (1990) is a fae fiction and adventure fiction story collection. It features Salman Rushdie. It deals with fathers and sons, voyages and travels, storytellers and Storytelling.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.3 out of 5 from 10 ratings, and 129 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 47 editions across 9 languages.

At about 221 pages, most readers finish it in 4–5 hours.

About Haroun and the Sea of Stories

Set in an exotic Eastern landscape peopled by magicians and fantastic talking animals, this classic children's novel inhabits the same imaginative space as *The Lord of the Rings*, *The Alchemist*, and *The Wizard of Oz*. In this captivating work of fantasy, 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.
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Themes, setting & tropes

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Characters

  • Salman Rushdie

Subjects

  • Hindi Short stories
  • Adventure
  • Fantasy
  • Fathers and sons
  • Voyages and travels
  • Storytellers
  • Adventure stories
  • Children's fiction
  • British and irish fiction, Fictional works by one author
  • Storytelling
  • Fantasy fiction
  • Adventure and adventurers
  • Fairy tales
  • Pères et fils
  • Romans, nouvelles
  • Conteurs

Quick answers

Who wrote Haroun and the Sea of Stories?

Haroun and the Sea of Stories was written by Salman Rushdie and first published in 1990.

What genre is Haroun and the Sea of Stories?

It is usually shelved as Fae & Fairy Fiction and Adventure.

How long is Haroun and the Sea of Stories?

The median edition has 221 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Haroun and the Sea of Stories?

Readers who like it often enjoy Prince Caspian, The Fellowship of the Ring and Eragon.

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