"Set in an exotic Eastern landscape peopled by magicians and fantastic talking animals, [in this novel, the author] inhabits the same imaginative space as Gulliver's Travels , Alice in Wonderland , and The Wizard of Oz . In [the novel, he] sets out on an adventure to restore the poisoned source of the sea of stories. On the way, he encounters many foes, all intent on draining the sea of all its storytelling powers. -http://www.booksinprint.com"
"Rashid, the great story teller, is left with no stories to tell when his wife leaves and a wicked tyrant vows to poison the Sea of Stories. Rashid's son. Haroun, sets out to restore his father's gift. For juvenile and adult readers."@en
"Presents the story of the Shah of Blah, a successful, professional storyteller who loses his ability to tell stories and must enlist the help of his son, Haroun, to restore his special talent."
"Horoun sets out to restore his father's gift of storytelling after his wife leaves and a wicked tyrant poisons the Sea of Stories. Juvenile and adult readers. Bestseller 1990."

Haroun and the sea of stories