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, and was published as a book in 2018, illustrated in watercolor by Dan Williams.

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."