![]() ![]() ![]() Rushdie has been married four times and has two sons. Haroun and the Sea of Stories was written so that Rushdie could explain the situation to his first son, born in 1979. The fatwa persists to this day in some regards, as Iran neither actively supports nor discourages individuals from attempting to murder Rushdie. British police placed Rushdie and his family under police protection for several years. The book was banned in 13 countries, and the following year, the spiritual leader of Iran issued a fatwa calling for Rushdie's execution. His fourth novel, The Satanic Verses (1988), created a major scandal, as many Muslims worldwide took offense to Rushdie's irreverent portrayal of Muhammad. His first novel, Grimus (1975), was mostly ignored, but his second novel, Midnight's Children (1981) won the 1981 Booker Prize and was awarded several other prizes over the next 30 years. ![]() Things take a turn for the worse when Soraya stops singing. Rashid is a storyteller, and Soraya loves to sing. He worked briefly in Pakistan as a television writer before moving to England to work as a copywriter. Haroun and the Sea of Stories Summary Next Chapter 1 Haroun is a young boy who lives with his parents, Soraya and Rashid Khalifa, in a city so sad its forgotten its name, in the country of Alfibay. One day, Haroun arrives home from school to learn that his mother has run off with his upstairs neighbor. Rushdie was born in Bombay, India, to a Muslim family of Kashmiri descent. Haroun and the Sea of Stories Summary The novel opens in the sad city in the country of Alifbay, where Haroun Khalifa lives with his father, a famous storyteller, and his mother. ![]()
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