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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.… (altro)
weeksj10: Rushdie's books focused around the Khalifa family are like a modern day Alice in Wonderland with a spicy bite from its Indian setting. The wordplay, characters, and plot all mirror those of Alice and like Carroll's book Rushdie's can and will be enjoyed by magic lovers of all ages.… (altro)
bookwoman247: Word play and language are an intregal part of both books. Ella Minnow Pea is a bit more sophisticated, but for adults or teens who enjoyed Haroun and the Sea of Stories, I think they will also find Ella Minnow Pea very enjoyable.
This is the first Rushdie novel I've read, and frankly I expected better. It's hard to pinpoint what I didn't like about it, though. I thought it had a lot of potential, but never capitalized. It seems to be about the power of stories, the importance of art, etc., but only in a cursory way. It kind of reminded me of The Never Ending Story, but didn't have the great drama of that harrowing moment when the Childlike Empress screams at Bastian to call her name. ( )
Charming, magical, hilarious. Haroun and the Sea of Stories feels like a fairy tale, moves like a fantasy adventure, and reads like literary fiction. It's absolutely appropriate and delightful for all ages. The prose is gorgeous. ( )
4.5 🌟s. My first read by Salman Rushdie won't be my last. I went in soft for the #AuthoraMonth challenge on Litsy and did not come away disappointed. Children's story be damned; I loved it for reminding me of how important stories are in our lives. It made me feel triumphant for teaching my students about the archetypal story pattern of all our lives: The Hero's Quest and that every story is the same story told in infinite variations. Thank you, Mr. Rushdie. ( )
Journeying through this novel was a weird and wonderfully humorous escape. In many ways, it took me back to when I fell in love with The Phantom Tollbooth, much as this may be more geared towards adults and that one wasn't. The humor here was so bubbling and natural to the story, the comparison was automatic, and many of Rushdie's images from this one will stay with me for years to come. I can't say it lived up to the longer works I've loved from him, but that's a high high bar, and I'm still very much looking forward to delving into the next work in this series.
". . . [a] remarkable new children's book . . . [T]he experiences that lie behind 'Haroun and the Sea of Stories' are nearly as fantastic as anything in the tale. . . . full of comic energy and lively verbal invention."
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Zembla, Zenda, Xanadu: A ll our dream-worlds may come true. F airy lands are fearsome too. A s I wander far from view R ead, and bring me home to you.
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There was once, in the country of Alifbay, a sad city, the saddest of cities, a city so ruinously sad that it had forgotten its name.
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Still Haroun wanted to know why his parents hadn't had more children, but the only answer he ever got from Rashid was no answer at all:
'There's more to you, young Haroun Khalifa, than meets the blinking eye.'
Well, what was THAT supposed to mean? 'We used up our full quota of child-stuff just in making you,' Rashid explained. 'It's all packed in there, enough for maybe four-five kiddies. Yes, sir, more to you than the blinking eye can see.'
Straight answers were beyond the powers of Rashid Khalifa, who would never take a short cut if there was a longer, twistier road available.
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Outside, in the living room, his mother had begun to sing.
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.
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Nella più triste delle città, così triste da aver persino dimenticato il proprio nome, vivono il cantastorie Rashid Khalifa e suo figlio Harun. Rashid è dotato del magico dono di saper raccontare, incantando con la sua voce chi lo ascolta. Non appena schiude le labbra, ne sgorgano saghe piene d'amore, magia, eroi, battaglie, principesse Finché un giorno dalla bocca dello Scià del Bla-bla non esce che un orribile verso. Cos'è successo? Da qualche parte, in qualche modo, la sorgente di tutte le storie è stata contaminata: il Principe del Silenzio è riuscito a inquinare il Mar delle Storie. Harun decide allora di salvare il padre facendogli ritrovare il suo potere; e per farlo parte a cavallo di un'upupa verso un viaggio pieno di pericoli ed entusiasmanti avventure.
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