Haroun and the Sea of Stories

by Salman Rushdie | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
ISBN: 0140140433 Global Overview for this book
Registered by rem_RIV-447692 on 6/10/2010
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Journal Entry 1 by rem_RIV-447692 on Thursday, June 10, 2010
written for his son during his time in hiding, Salman Rushdie produced a light, lovely story about son who has to help his father regain his story-telling abilities.

Journal Entry 2 by rem_RIV-447692 at Café Gloria (OBCZ) in Zürich, Zürich Switzerland on Thursday, June 10, 2010

Released 13 yrs ago (6/10/2010 UTC) at Café Gloria (OBCZ) in Zürich, Zürich Switzerland

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

to be released at BC-meet-up

Journal Entry 3 by spy-there at Zürich, Zürich Switzerland on Thursday, June 10, 2010
Coco said it has to do with climat - thus it will fit into the 350 Books in 350 Days Release Challenge and (as I do hope) enliven it.
It took some time until I could hack the quite kryptic BCID. It's probably Coco's annoyed "this permanent delay of the BC-server drives me mad"-scribbling :D

Journal Entry 4 by spy-there at Zürich, Zürich Switzerland on Thursday, August 22, 2013
A wonderful, phantasmagorical story for children from 9 to 99.
Haroun is the son of the Shah of Blah, a famous story-teller. When one day Haroun's mother runs off with a neighbor, the Schah of Blah loses his skill of narration. What comes out of his mouth is merely a pitiful "ark, ark".

How Haroun helps his father to regain his story-telling and strength is an enchanted adventure in a mystical land of talking, mechanical birds, floating gardeners, genies, jinns and other fantastic inhabitants and as thrilling as funny.

Rushdie truly has the knack to play with words.
The „Shah of Blah“ melts on your tongue like halva. I liked also very much the reminiscences to my adored Beatles («... they are the egg-men, I am the walrus ...»)
The best book by Rushdie that I've read so far. Everybody should read it; it's a bliss. 

Reserved for the Bookcrossing Olympics.

With a little help from a friend I let the book at the Kallimarmaro. Like Haroun wrestles the tool out of the water genie's hands, the ancient olympians wrestled their opponents at this very place. The Kallimarmaro, which hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, consists of the refurbished remnants of the ancient structure, .
Nowadays it's mostly a touristic attraction and rarely used for concerts and other events. May one of those tourists find the little book and enjoy it.

This is Vegania's release for Wrestling (Greco-Roman), nearest to the home of the olympics. Yet some other beautiful photographs of this location.


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I hope you enjoy this fantastic tale as much as I did
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