Khaled Hosseini

Khaled Hosseini

at Royal Festival Hall, London
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Sea Prayer

Southbank Centre is proud to present an exclusive UK appearance of Khaled Hosseini in conversation about his illustrated story Sea Prayer.

The author of The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns and And the Mountains Echoed, Hosseini’s books have sold over 55 million copies worldwide. In 2006, he was appointed a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador.

Written in the form of a letter from a father as he watches over his sleeping son, Sea Prayer charts the dangerous voyage away from their war-torn homeland across the sea that lies before them.

It is also an account of their life in Homs, Syria, before the war, and of that city’s swift transformation from a home into a deadly war zone. Originally produced in collaboration with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency,Sea Prayer was first released as a Guardian virtual film in September 2017.

In a rare London appearance, Hosseini, in conversation with journalist Razia Iqbal, reflects on what drew him to capture the experience of a family fleeing civil war in Syria and what fiction can do in dark times.

Khaled Hosseini

Rated Excellent

Royal Festival Hall

Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road
South Bank
London
SE1 8XX

Disabled Booking:
020 3879 9555

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Royal Festival Hall

Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road
South Bank
London
SE1 8XX

Disabled Booking:
020 3879 9555

See all events at Royal Festival Hall