“You’ve reached the age at which people in this family cross the border into the magical world. It’s your turn for an adventure—yes, it’s finally here!” So says Haroun to his younger brother, twelve-year-old Luka, in Salman Rushdie’s thrilling, delightful, lyrically crafted fable for the young and young at heart.
The adventure begins one beautiful starry night in the land of A...
“You’ve reached the age at which people in this family cross the border into the magical world. It’s your turn for an adventure—yes, it’s finally here!” So says Haroun to his younger brother, twelve-year-old Luka, in Salman Rushdie’s thrilling, delightful, lyrically crafted fable for the young and young at heart.
The adventure begins one beautiful starry night in the land of Alifbay, where a terrible thing happens: Luka’s father, Rashid, the legendary storyteller of Kahani, falls suddenly and inexplicably into a sleep so deep that nothing and no one can rouse him. To save him from slipping away entirely, Luka must embark on a journey through the world of magic with his loyal companions, Bear the dog and Dog the bear, as they encounter a slew of fantastical creatures, strange allies, and challenging obstacles along the way—all in the hopes of stealing the Fire of Life, a seemingly impossible and exceedingly treacherous task.
Filled with frolicking wordplay and unexpected twists, and fueled by the power of words and the imagination, this is Salman Rushdie at his best.
If this world ends, another will continue. Happiness, friendship, love, suffering, pain are fleeting illusions, like shadows on a wall. The seconds march forward into minutes, the minutes into days, the days into years, unfeelingly. There is no "care". Only this knowledge is wisdom. This wisdom alone is knowledge. (查看原文)
A very funy, relaxing, and a pure page-turning book. Though I knew it was a book written for a thirteen-year-old child which the whole book is set as a fairy tale. The writer uses his amazing language skills, symbolized a lot of abstract things such as "ti...
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又一只可爱小熊
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0 有用 Chelsea📚 2011-11-17 15:09:21
文学像是“故事大王”的衰落一样需要信仰来拯救。
1 有用 Stenig 2014-09-04 16:08:49
拍成电影应该挺好的。我也想要一只会唱歌的叫熊的狗，还有一只会跳舞的叫狗的熊。
1 有用 Stenig 2014-09-04 16:08:49
拍成电影应该挺好的。我也想要一只会唱歌的叫熊的狗，还有一只会跳舞的叫狗的熊。
0 有用 Chelsea📚 2011-11-17 15:09:21
文学像是“故事大王”的衰落一样需要信仰来拯救。