Sea Prayer

Sea Prayer is an illustrated novel by Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini inspired by the Syrian refugee crisis and the death of Alan Kurdi. It was first created as a virtual reality experience in 2017,[1] and was published as a book in 2018, illustrated in watercolor by Dan Williams.[2][3]

Sea Prayer
First edition (UK)
AuthorKhaled Hosseini
IllustratorDan Williams
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
PublisherBloomsbury (UK)
Riverhead Books (US)
Publication date
August 30, 2018 (UK)
September 18, 2018 (US)
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages48 pp (first edition, hardcover)
ISBN9780525539094
OCLC1078664280
813.6

Plot

The book is written in the form of a letter from father to son; the two have fled their home in Homs, Syria due to the Syrian Civil War, and face the dangerous Mediterranean crossing.

Reviews

Kirkus Reviews called Sea Prayer "Intensely moving" and "Powerfully evocative of the plight in which displaced populations find themselves." Publishers Weekly wrote that it "does not dwell on nightmarish fates; instead, its emotional power flows from the love of a father for his son."[4][5]

References
  1. Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Sea Prayer". UNHCR.
  2. "Sea Prayer".
  3. "Sea Prayer The Sunday Times and New York Times Bestseller","www.bloomsbury.com",
  4. "Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini - PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com.
  5. "Children's Book Review: Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini, illus. By Dan Williams. Riverhead, $15 (48p) ISBN 978-0-525-53909-4".


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