آوا فارسی 1404

Āvā is a novel centered on a young Iranian woman living in England who works as a successful police officer. While investigating crimes, arresting suspects, and solving cases, she is also searching for answers to her own personal anxieties, family memories, and emotional voids. The novel combines elements of crime fiction with an exploration of identity, migration, and the hidden struggles behind an outwardly successful life.

Sanaz Eghtesadinia is an Iranian writer and literary critic, born in July 1981. After studying journalism at Allameh Tabataba'i University, she began her professional career in 1999 with Gozaresh-e Film magazine and became an active figure in Iran’s cultural and artistic press. Her articles and reviews appeared in numerous publications, including Cinema-ye No, Chelcheragh, Bani Film, Iran, and Hamshahri.

After emigrating to the United Arab Emirates, she helped establish the Dubai Playhouse Film and Theatre Club. She later continued her career in England, where she studied screenwriting at City, University of London and crime fiction writing at the University of Cambridge.

Eghtesadinia entered fiction with the short story collection Kanapeh (The Couch) (Ney Publishing, 2021), followed by the novel The Hand of God; Maradona (Ney Publishing, 2022). Alongside writing, she teaches crime fiction in creative writing workshops. Āvā reflects her interest in combining suspense, psychological depth, and the experiences of Iranian migrants navigating life between cultures.