Homa Pourasgari won The 2010 Garcia Prize for her book, The Dawn of Saudi. An annual award presented in conjunction with the national Reader Views Book Awards, The Garcia Prize is awarded to the best fiction book of the year. Pourasgari is a member of the Association of Iranian American Writers.
Set in Saudi Arabia and United States, The Dawn of Saudi takes the reader from a conservative country with no freedom to a country that strives to provide equality for everyone. The book is international and multicultural with characters from all walks of life and religions working together as a team to overcome the prejudice created by powerful people who want to divide and conquer the world.
Homa Pourasgari resides in Los Angeles, California. She received a degree in Business from Loyola Marymount University, after which she left to live in Paris for one year and attended the University of Sorbonne, focusing on literature. Multilingual, she has been traveling since the age of 5 and has experienced many different cultures. Homa has worked in various industries such as marketing, retail, banking, accounting and fitness but has always returned to her true love – writing. She is currently working on a new book. Lemon Curd is her first novel.
Set in Saudi Arabia and United States, The Dawn of Saudi takes the reader from a conservative country with no freedom to a country that strives to provide equality for everyone. The book is international and multicultural with characters from all walks of life and religions working together as a team to overcome the prejudice created by powerful people who want to divide and conquer the world.
Homa Pourasgari resides in Los Angeles, California. She received a degree in Business from Loyola Marymount University, after which she left to live in Paris for one year and attended the University of Sorbonne, focusing on literature. Multilingual, she has been traveling since the age of 5 and has experienced many different cultures. Homa has worked in various industries such as marketing, retail, banking, accounting and fitness but has always returned to her true love – writing. She is currently working on a new book. Lemon Curd is her first novel.
