Nazanine Hozar
Nazanine Hozar (born 1978) is an Iranian Canadian writer, whose debut novel Aria was published in 2019.[1]
Born in Tehran, Hozar moved to Canada with her family in childhood following the Iranian Revolution, and grew up in Surrey, British Columbia.[2] She wrote the novel while pursuing her MFA in creative writing at the University of British Columbia.[2]
In 2020, Aria was shortlisted for the Amazon.ca First Novel Award[3] and the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Aria by Nazanine Hozar review – an epic tale of turmoil in Tehran". The Guardian, April 11, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Marsha Lederman, "‘Hope will turn you mad’: How Canadian author Nazanine Hozar turned the chaos of the Iranian Revolution into summer’s must-read book". The Globe and Mail, June 18, 2019.
- ^ Craig Takeuchi, "Vancouver author Nazanine Hozar named as Amazon Canada First Novel Award finalist for 2020". The Georgia Straight, June 9, 2020.
- ^ Ryan Porter, "Shortlists announced for eight BC and Yukon Book Prizes". Quill & Quire, March 12, 2020.
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- 1978 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Canadian novelists
- 21st-century Canadian women writers
- Canadian women novelists
- Iranian emigrants to Canada
- University of British Columbia alumni
- People from Surrey, British Columbia
- People from Tehran
- Writers from British Columbia
- Canadian writer stubs