Figs was published in Germany by Gardoon Publishers.[2] Other works including the novel Son of the Cloudy Years and a collection of poems Hasanak were published outside Iran. He is blacklisted in Iran not only because of his works, but also because he is openly gay.[3][4][5] He is currently lives in exile in Turkey.[6] At the end of 2015 Feili visited Israel as a guest of Israeli Ministry of Culture. The visit was organized with help of culture and sport minister Miri Regev and interior minister Silvan Shalom, who had to issue a special permit, since visits of Iranian passport holders are not allowed.[7][8]