Luka and the Fire of Life

Name: Luka and the Fire of Life
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Salman Rushdie
ISBN: 9781449844547

Author: Salman Rushdie

Narrator: Lyndam Gregory

Unabridged: 7 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 12/10/2010

Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction

Synopsis

With the same dazzling imagination and love of language that have made Salman Rushdie one of the great storytellers of our time, Luka and the Fire of Life revisits the magic-infused, intricate world he first brought to life in the modern classic Haroun and the Sea of Stories. This breathtaking new novel centers on Luka, Haroun's younger brother, who must save his father from certain doom. For Rashid Khalifa, the legendary storyteller of Kahani, has fallen into deep sleep from which no one can wake him. To keep his father from slipping away entirely, Luka must travel to the Magic World and steal the ever-burning Fire of Life. Thus begins a quest replete with unlikely creatures, strange alliances, and seemingly insurmountable challenges as Luka and an assortment of enchanted companions race through peril after peril, pass through the land of the Badly Behaved Gods, and reach the Fire itself, where Luka's fate, and that of his father, will be decided. Filled with mischievous wordplay and delving into themes as universal as the power of filial love and the meaning of mortality, Luka and the Fire of Life is a book of wonders for all ages.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Steven on January 20, 2018

Luka and the Fire of Life was disappointing. Clearly Rushdie loves words. It is full of puns. Clearly he knows his myths and theology. There are all kinds of god and minor deities across many societies and races. So Luka is off on a quest to save his father. As I read I ws reminded of The Wizard of O......more

Goodreads review by TJ on June 06, 2021

probably not the best Rushdie book to start with, especially since dumbass me thought this was a standalone and not a sequel 🙂 but I didn’t expect to be blown away by this! I was so engulfed with the play of words and the integration of mythologies! What a masterpiece 👏🏾 I can’t wait to get my hands......more

Goodreads review by Megan on May 19, 2014

I know I have written before about books that just fit. Books that snuggle into crooks and crevices of your mind, that nest as though they had been born there. Books that hit themes and subjects and loves in just the right ways. This is one of those books. In Luka and the Fire of Life, Rushdie has c......more

Goodreads review by Rajat on October 11, 2012

I couldn't put this one away for long. Soon, my mind would begin to wander, curiosity would get the better of me and I simply had to know how far and in what direction Rushdie would choose to take this hyper-imaginative exercise in children's fantasy. The book is set in a video-gamesque alternate rea......more

Goodreads review by Regina on March 22, 2018

A fun read. Salman has his way of creating stories. Nobodaddy, bear, dog and awkward places. This book was read each time i completed my exercise at Armenian garden early March. I can see it turned into feature film after Harun and.... Rasa macam tokwan tokwan dok cerita bila baca. Binantang bercakap......more