Haroun and the Sea of Stories

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:stage_play
gptkbp:adaptation_year gptkb:2001
gptkbp:antagonist gptkb:Khattam-Shud
gptkbp:author gptkb:Salman_Rushdie
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Whitbread_Prize
gptkbp:character gptkb:Prince_Bolo
gptkb:Soraya_Khalifa
Iff the Water Genie
the Guppees
the Walrus
the Chupwalas
gptkbp:character_development gptkb:Rashid_Khalifa
gptkb:Khattam-Shud
gptkb:Haroun_Khalifa
gptkb:Butt_the_Hoopoe
gptkb:Princess_Batcheat
gptkb:The_Gup_Army
gptkb:Soraya_Khalifa
gptkb:The_Walrus
Iff the Water Genie
The Chupwala
gptkbp:conflict silencing of stories
defeating Khattam-Shud
restoring the Sea of Stories
story vs. silence
gptkbp:critical_reception generally positive
gptkbp:cultural_impact influence on literature
taught in schools
inspired adaptations
translated into multiple languages
adapted into various media
influence on storytelling
influence on writers
inspired discussions on censorship
discussions on censorship
influenced writers and storytellers
gptkbp:genre gptkb:fantasy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Haroun and the Sea of Stories
gptkbp:illustrator gptkb:Emma_Chichester_Clark
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:The_Arabian_Nights
gptkbp:influences gptkb:fantasy_literature
gptkb:children's_literature
Indian culture
British literature
political discourse
postcolonial literature
Islamic mythology
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:The_Arabian_Nights
Rushdie's son Zafar Rushdie
gptkbp:isbn 978-0-14-023750-4
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:length 368 pages
gptkbp:literary_significance gptkb:children's_literature
postcolonial literature
political allegory
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Haroun_Khalifa
gptkbp:motif gptkb:magic
gptkb:water
gptkb:family
light and darkness
journey
the power of imagination
gptkbp:narrative third-person
gptkbp:narrative_style magical realism
gptkbp:plot Haroun's quest to restore his father's storytelling ability
gptkbp:protagonist gptkb:Haroun_Khalifa
gptkbp:published gptkb:1990
gptkbp:published_in gptkb:1990
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Granta_Books
gptkbp:sequel gptkb:Luka_and_the_Fire_of_Life
gptkbp:setting Kahani
the Land of Chup
the Land of Gup
the Sea of Stories
gptkbp:symbolism gptkb:stories
gptkb:water
stories as a means of escape
gptkbp:theme freedom of speech
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Salman_Rushdie
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4