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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Highbridge Co
Publication date
October 1, 1991
Binding
Cassette/Spoken Word
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780453007504
ISBN-10
0453007503
Dimensions
0.75 by 4.50 by 7 in.
Weight
0.30 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$15.95
Other format details
audio
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Abandoned by his wife, professional storyteller Shah of Blah suffers further insult when he loses his gift for gab, and his courageous son sets out to restore his former talents.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Heroin'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.
Editions
Hardcover
from Penguin USA (April 23, 2014)
9780143124771 | details & prices | 206 pages | 5.75 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $23.00
Large print edition from Chivers (December 1, 1991)
9780745114286 | details & prices | 5.75 × 8.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $14.95
About: Heroin's father is the greatest of all storytellers.
About: Heroin's father is the greatest of all storytellers.
from Viking Pr (November 1, 1990)
9780670838042 | details & prices | List price $18.95
About: Abandoned by his wife, professional storyteller Shah of Blah suffers further insult when he loses his gift for gab, and his courageous son sets out to restore his former talents
About: Abandoned by his wife, professional storyteller Shah of Blah suffers further insult when he loses his gift for gab, and his courageous son sets out to restore his former talents
Paperback
from Faber & Faber (April 1, 1999)
9780571196937 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.20 lbs | List price $13.00
Reprint edition from Penguin USA (November 1, 1991)
9780140157376 | details & prices | 219 pages | 5.00 × 7.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $16.00
About: Vowing to return to his father--the city storyteller--his lost gift of speech, Haroun begins a quest that introduces him to a mad bus driver, the Shadow Warriors, and the land of darkness
About: Vowing to return to his father--the city storyteller--his lost gift of speech, Haroun begins a quest that introduces him to a mad bus driver, the Shadow Warriors, and the land of darkness
Cassette/Spoken Word
The price comparison is for this edition
from Highbridge Co (October 1, 1991)
9780453007504 | details & prices | 4.50 × 7.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.30 lbs | List price $15.95
About: Abandoned by his wife, professional storyteller Shah of Blah suffers further insult when he loses his gift for gab, and his courageous son sets out to restore his former talents.
About: Abandoned by his wife, professional storyteller Shah of Blah suffers further insult when he loses his gift for gab, and his courageous son sets out to restore his former talents.
Reinforced
from Demco Media (September 1, 2002)
9780606251174 | details & prices | 5.00 × 7.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $23.50
About: Vowing to return to his father--the city storyteller--his lost gift of speech, Haroun begins a quest that introduces him to a mad bus driver, the Shadow Warriors, and the land of darkness
About: Vowing to return to his father--the city storyteller--his lost gift of speech, Haroun begins a quest that introduces him to a mad bus driver, the Shadow Warriors, and the land of darkness
Prebinding
from Turtleback Books (August 1, 1991)
9780613495639 | details & prices | 5.25 × 7.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $28.20
About: Vowing to return to his father--the city storyteller--his lost gift of speech, Haroun begins a quest that introduces him to a mad bus driver, the Shadow Warriors, and the land of darkness
About: Vowing to return to his father--the city storyteller--his lost gift of speech, Haroun begins a quest that introduces him to a mad bus driver, the Shadow Warriors, and the land of darkness
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