Haroun and the Sea of Stories
core novel 1990 Haroun and the Sea of Stories
Record
| First published | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.98 (37,733 ratings, collected 2026-10-25) |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Haroun's father is the greatest of all storytellers, and his magical stories bring laughter to the sad city of Alifbay. But one day something goes wrong and his father runs out of stories to tell. Twelve-year-old Haroun is determined to return the storyteller's gift to his father, so he flies off on the back of a magical bird to the Sea of Stories, whose poisoned source he sets out to restore. Set in an Eastern landscape peopled by magicians and talking animals, his adventure brings him up against many foes, all intent on draining the sea of its storytelling powers.
Where it sits
- Universe: Haroun and the Sea of Stories
- Series: Haroun and the Sea of Stories core; position 1 of 1 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Salman Rushdie
Awards (verified)
- Mythopoeic Award (Children's Literature), 1992: won
Notes
- From the series record (Haroun and the Sea of Stories): Rushdie's first fable in this world.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Internal chronology, within Haroun and the Sea of Stories: position 1 of 2: next Luka and the Fire of Life (2010)
Sources
- Westchester Library System catalogue: Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Granta Books in association with Viking, 1990)
- Toppsta: Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Penguin description)
- New England Institute of Technology library catalogue: Haroun and the Sea of Stories (summary)
- Mythopoeic Society (final ballots)
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