Which of Rushdie's works is a children's story written for his son, Zafar?
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Correct answer: Haroun and the Sea of Stories
Written while Rushdie was in hiding, 'Haroun and the Sea of Stories' is an allegory about the importance of storytelling and the dangers of censorship, centered on a boy trying to restore his father's gift of gab.
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