| Language | English |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 0-14-014043-3 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0140140439 |
| No of pages | 218 |
| Font Size | Medium |
| Book Publisher | Penguin India |
| Published Date | 14 Oct 2000 |
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| Language | English |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 0-14-014043-3 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0140140439 |
| No of pages | 218 |
| Font Size | Medium |
| Book Publisher | Penguin India |
| Published Date | 14 Oct 2000 |
One of the most celebrated writers of our time, SALMAN RUSHDIE is the author of ten previous novels— Grimes, Midnight's Children (for which he won the Booker Prize in 1981, the Booker of Bookers in 1993, and, in 2008, the Best of the Booker),
Shame, The Satanic Verses, Haroun and the Sea of Stories, The Moor's Last Sigh, The Ground Beneath Her Feet, Fury, Shalimar the Clown, and The Enchantress of Florence.
He has also published four works of non-fiction, a collection of short stories, and edited two fiction anthologies.
In June 2007, Rushdie was appointed a Knight Bachelor by Queen Elizabeth II for services to literature. He holds the rank Commandeer in the Ordre des Arts et des Letters of France and began a five-year term as Distinguished Writer in Residence at Emory University in 2007.
In May 2008, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and also in 2008, the London Times ranked Rushdie thirteenth on their list of ""The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".
For two years he served as president of The PEN American Center, the world's oldest human rights organization, and is the chair of PEN's World Voices Festival of International Literature, an annual literary festival he began in New York in 2001. Rushdie is currently working on the film version of Midnight's Children.
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Written by the world-famous writer, Salman Rushdie, Haroun And The Sea Of Stories is a fantasy book that can be enjoyed by children as well as adults. It is the fourth book by the popular author who dedicated this book to his son, from whom he had been separated for a while. The name of the main character in this book is Haroun, whose magical experiences are depicted through the pages.
Haroun lives with his father named Rashid, a locally famous storyteller whose wife, Soraya (also Haroun’s mother), is seduced by the neighbor. Rashid soon works for local politicians, and along with Haroun, is sent to the Valley of K to speak on behalf of a politician named Snooty But too. On their journey in Button’s yacht, Haroun stumbles upon the If, the Water Genie who plans to detach Rashid’s imagination.
Haroun, appalled at the idea, demands to speak to the Water Genie’s superior. Upon his request, he is taken to the magical Sea of Stories with the help of an artificial intelligence nicknamed Butt. There, Haroun discovers a hidden world where a battle is being waged between two rival kingdoms. Haroun And The Sea Of Stories is a book which depicts the adventures of Haroun in the Sea of Stories. The new edition of this book was published by Penguin India in 2000, and is available in the form of a paperback.