Haroun and the sea of storiesSet 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'. In this adaptation for the stage, 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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Through an open porthole a few paces from the Cultmaster, bizarre rooty tendrils
began to enter the Dark Ship. They came in at high speed, a great unformed
mass of vegetation, among which was a single, lilac-coloured flower. Haroun's
heart ...
Through an open porthole a few paces from the Cultmaster, bizarre rooty tendrils
began to enter the Dark Ship. They came in at high speed, a great unformed
mass of vegetation, among which was a single, lilac-coloured flower. Haroun's
heart ...
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The Chupwala searchers, racing towards Haroun on their dark sea-horses,
began to shriek and hiss as the sunlight hit them; and then both Chupwalas and
horses grew fuzzy at the edges, and began, as it seemed, to melt . . . into the
poisoned ...
The Chupwala searchers, racing towards Haroun on their dark sea-horses,
began to shriek and hiss as the sunlight hit them; and then both Chupwalas and
horses grew fuzzy at the edges, and began, as it seemed, to melt . . . into the
poisoned ...
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began General Kitab. 'Oh, no, I'm not,' Blabbermouth shouted back. 'Mister, / quit.'
Mudra, the Shadow Warrior, had been observing these goings on with an utterly
inscrutable expression on his green face. Now, however, his hands began to ...
began General Kitab. 'Oh, no, I'm not,' Blabbermouth shouted back. 'Mister, / quit.'
Mudra, the Shadow Warrior, had been observing these goings on with an utterly
inscrutable expression on his green face. Now, however, his hands began to ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Haroun and the sea of stories |
| Author | Salman Rushdie |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Granta Books in association with Penguin Books, 1991 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Mar 2008 |
| ISBN | 0140157379, 9780140157376 |
| Length | 216 pages |
| Subjects | › Fathers and sons Fiction / General Fiction / Literary Good and evil India Juvenile Fiction / Fantasy & Magic Juvenile Fiction / Visionary & Metaphysical Storytellers Storytelling |
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