The remarkable debut novel from Khaled Hosseini, now out in paperback in a stunning new package

Text in Arabic. Khaled Hosseini has written a new novel about how we love, how we take care of one another, and how the choices we make resonate through generations. In this tale revolving around not just parents and children but brothers and sisters, cousins and caretakers, Hosseini explores the many ways in which families nurture, wound, betray, honor, and sacrifice one another; and how often we are surprised by the actions of those closest to us, at the times that matter most. Following its characters and the ramifications of their lives and choices and loves around the globe -- from Kabul...

Krátká, ale obsahově silná, ilustrovaná kniha napsaná oblíbeným spisovatelem Khaledem Hosseinim je reakcí na současnou uprchlickou krizi. Mořská modlitba je psaná ve formě dopisu otce synovi v předvečer jejich cesty. Otec pozoruje svého spícího syna a přemýšlí o nebezpečné cestě přes moře, která je čeká. Je to také živý portrét jejich života v Homsu v Sýrii před válkou a rychlé přeměny města z domova na smrtící válečnou zónu. Impulsem pro napsání knihy byla děsivá fotka Alana Kurdia, tříletého syrského chlapce, jehož tělo bylo na...

Text in Arabic. A short, powerful, illustrated book written by beloved novelist Khaled Hosseini in response to the current refugee crisis, Sea Prayer is composed in the form of a letter, from a father to his son, on the eve of their journey. Watching over his sleeping son, the father reflects on the dangerous sea-crossing that lies before them. It is also a vivid portrait of their life in Homs, Syria, before the war, and of that citys swift transformation from a home into a deadly war zone. Impelled to write this story by the haunting image of young Alan Kurdi, the three-year-old Syrian boy...