This is why he is called a magician, or an author who can spin a web of magical realism:
"The Shah of Blah lost his Gift of the Gab and fell under the evil spell of the Prince of Silence and Foe of Speech".
his son complained to him that he wrote books for everyone but children. and then came this book. a father who had to leave his family and go into hiding, writing to his son, teaching him through allegorical stories about darkness, loss, pain, hope, faith, laughter. i havent come across a book that is so powerful in telling us the importance of stories and dreams. there is a healthy dose of reality, albeit without cynicism.
he dedicates this book to his son, Zafar with these words:
Z embla, Zenda, Xanadu:
A ll our dream-worlds may come true
F airy lands are fearsome too
A s I wonder far from view
R ead, and bring me home to you.
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