Sea Prayer

Khaled Hosseini wrote "Sea Prayer" in response to the Syrian refugee crisis, specifically inspired by the image of Alan Kurdi, a young Syrian boy whose body washed ashore in Turkey. The story was originally commissioned by The Guardian newspaper as a virtual reality experience.

While "Sea Prayer" shares thematic concerns with Hosseini's other works, particularly the experiences of displacement and loss, it is a standalone short story and not directly connected to the characters or plotlines of his novels like "The Kite Runner" or "A Thousand Splendid Suns."