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Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie
Haroun's father is the greatest of all storytellers. His magical stories bring laughter to the sad city of Alifbay. But one day something goes wrong and his father runs out of stories to tell. Haroun is determined to return the storyteller's gift to his father. So he flies off on the back of the Hoopie bird to the Sea of Stories - and a fantastic adventure begins.Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie
Saleem Sinai is born at the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, the very moment of India's independence. Greeted by fireworks displays, cheering crowds, and Prime Minister Nehru himself, Saleem grows up to learn the ominous consequences of this coincidence. His every act is mirrored and magnified in events that sway the course of national affairs; his health and...The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie
The central theme is the visit of a European to the Mughal emperor Akbar's court and his claim that he is a long lost relative of Akbar, born of an exiled Indian princess and an Italian from Florence. The story moves between continents, the court of Akbar to Renaissance Florence mixing history, fantasy and fable.Quizzes
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Booker Prize Winners 1980-1990
Kazuo Ishiguro, Salman Rushdie, A.S. Byatt, Thomas KeneallyBook to Author, played 115 times. -
Children's Adventure Stories
Robert Louis Stevenson, Frances Hodgson Burnett, C. S. Lewis, Ursula K. Le GuinBook to Author, played 144 times. -
Cities
Orhan Pamuk, Edward Rutherfurd, Naguib Mahfouz, Mary BeardBook to Author, played 31 times. -
Family Saga
Match the description to the book titles. The plots of all these books focus on families/dynasties.Multiple Choice, played 69 times. -
In The Midnight Hour
Salman Rushdie, Philippa Pearce, John Berendt, John MasefieldBook to Author, played 45 times. -
Save The Date
Can you match the book to the year of publication?Multiple Choice, played 48 times.