Download a PDF to print or study offline.
Study Guide
Bibliography
Course Hero. "Haroun and the Sea of Stories Study Guide." Course Hero. 10 May 2019. Web. 4 Oct. 2023. <https://www.coursehero.com/lit/Haroun-and-the-Sea-of-Stories/>.
In text
(Course Hero)
Bibliography
Course Hero. (2019, May 10). Haroun and the Sea of Stories Study Guide. In Course Hero. Retrieved October 4, 2023, from https://www.coursehero.com/lit/Haroun-and-the-Sea-of-Stories/
In text
(Course Hero, 2019)
Bibliography
Course Hero. "Haroun and the Sea of Stories Study Guide." May 10, 2019. Accessed October 4, 2023. https://www.coursehero.com/lit/Haroun-and-the-Sea-of-Stories/.
Footnote
Course Hero, "Haroun and the Sea of Stories Study Guide," May 10, 2019, accessed October 4, 2023, https://www.coursehero.com/lit/Haroun-and-the-Sea-of-Stories/.
Salman Rushdie
1990
Children's Book
Adventure, Allegory, Fantasy
Haroun and the Sea of Stories is written mostly in the third-person omniscient point of view by an outside narrator who speaks as the author and storyteller. Occasionally the narrator addresses the reader directly.
Haroun and the Sea of Stories is written in the past tense.
Haroun Khalifa is the young protagonist in Haroun and the Sea of Stories, and his quest to restore his father's storytelling ability leads him to the hidden second Moon of Earth, Kahani. Kahani is covered by the Ocean of the Streams of Story, from which all stories issue.
This study guide for Salman Rushdie's Haroun and the Sea of Stories offers summary and analysis on themes, symbols, and other literary devices found in the text. Explore Course Hero's library of literature materials, including documents and Q&A pairs.
Have study documents to share about Haroun and the Sea of Stories? Upload them to earn free Course Hero access!
