Salman Rushdie wrote his brightest and most joyful book in the darkest and most terrible period of his life — hiding from Islamist fanatics who sought to carry out the death sentence that Ayatollah Khomeini pronounced on the writer.
A thousand and one stories
Salman Rushdie wrote his brightest and most joyful book in the darkest and most terrible period of his life — hiding from Islamist fanatics who sought to carry out the death sentence that Ayatollah Khomeini pronounced on the writer. By chance, the boy Harun, the son of the storyteller Rashid, finds himself in an amazing and kind world where magical creatures live and a boundless ocean splashes, giving rise to all the stories of the world. The captivating plot and charming humor will appeal to adults and children alike, and the many subtle cultural allusions fully justify the label «a fairy tale for intellectuals» assigned to «Harun» by Western critics.
Limbus press, 176 p.