Ava Homa is an award-winning writer, journalist and activist. Her texts were published in some of the world's most important media, and she spoke about her fight for human rights before the United Nations. In 2020, she received the "Nautilus" literary award for the novel "Daughters of Smoke and Fire", and was also shortlisted for the "William Saroyan" award.
"My occupied homeland was the birthplace of death."
Set in Iran, the novel "Daughters of Smoke and Fire" is a vivid portrait of the lives of the Kurds, a nation without a homeland. Leila, the main character of the novel, fantasizes about making films to expose the stories of the suffering of her people. Her younger brother, under the influence of their father's painful past, begins to engage in political activism, but one day he disappears. Leila begins her search for him, but she has no idea that the events that will follow will change the course of her life.
Daughters of Smoke and Fire is a powerful story of identity, family ties, and love—perfect for fans of Khaled Hosseini and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
"A powerful story of resistance to oppression and terror. A novel that will grip you."
Independent
"Homa reveals the history of an oppressed people fighting for the right to live, love, thrive and create."
Chicago Review of Books