Sea Prayer
 First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Khaled Hosseini |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Dan Williams |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury(UK) Riverhead Books(US) |
Publication date | August 30, 2018 (UK) September 18, 2018 (US) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 48 pp (first edition, hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9780525539094 |
| OCLC | 1078664280 |
| 813.6 | |
Sea Prayeris anillustrated novelby Afghan-American authorKhaled Hosseiniinspired by theSyrian refugee crisisand thedeath of Alan Kurdi.It was first created as avirtual realityexperience in 2017,[1]and was published as a book in 2018, illustrated inwatercolorby Dan Williams.[2][3]
Plot
[edit]The book is written in the form of a letter from father to son; the two have fled their home inHoms,Syriadue to theSyrian Civil War,and face the dangerousMediterranean crossing.
Reviews
[edit]Kirkus ReviewscalledSea Prayer"intensely moving" and "powerfully evocative of the plight in whichdisplaced populationsfind themselves. "Publishers Weeklywrote 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
[edit]- ^Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for."Sea Prayer".UNHCR.
- ^"Sea Prayer".
- ^"Sea Prayer The Sunday Times and New York Times Bestseller","www.bloomsbury.com",
- ^"Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini - PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books".PenguinRandomhouse.com.
- ^"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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