Haroun+and+the+Sea+of+Stories

=Welcome to the Sea of Stories...=

You will find lots of allusions in this novel, both historical and literary. Please post under the discussion link above when you notice an allusion and briefly explain why you think it might be used. What's the effect on the plot and/or on the structure of the novel as a whole?

Below is a link to a //60 Minutes// interview with Salman Rushdie just after //Haroun and the Sea of Stories// came out. Only the first half of the clip is relevant, but it's an interesting look at Rushdie as he was in the midst of his time under the fatwa.

 [|60 Minutes interview]

Below is a link to a bare-bones biography of Salman Rushdie

 [|Rushdie biography]