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Laughing Without an Accent: Adventures of an Iranian American, at Home and Abroad
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| Part No: | 0345499565 |
| Manufacturer: | Villard |
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| Customer Rating: | 4.5 / 5.0 |
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In the bestselling memoir Funny in Farsi, Firoozeh Dumas recounted her adventures growing up Iranian American in Southern California. Now she again mines her rich Persian heritage in Laughing Without an Accent, sharing stories both tender and humorous on being a citizen of the world, on her well-meaning family, and on amusing cultural conundrums, all told with insights into the universality of the human condition. (Hint: It may have to do with brushing and flossing daily.)
With dry wit and a bold spirit, Dumas puts her own unique mark on the themes of family, community, and tradition. She braves the uncommon palate of her French-born husband and learns the nuances of having her book translated for Persian audiences (the censors edit out all references to ham). And along the way, she reconciles her beloved Iranian customs with her Western ideals.
Explaining crossover cultural food fare, Dumas says, “The weirdest American culinary marriage is yams with melted marshmallows. I don’t know who thought of this Thanksgiving tradition, but I’m guessing a hyperactive, toothless three-year-old.” On Iranian wedding anniversaries: “It just initially seemed odd to celebrate the day that ‘our families decided we should marry even though I had never met you, and frankly, it’s not working out so well.’” On trying to fit in with her American peers: “At the time, my father drove a Buick LeSabre, a fancy French word meaning ‘OPEC thanks you.’”
Dumas also documents her first year as a new mother, the familial chaos that ensues after she removes the television set from the house, the experience of taking fifty-one family members on a birthday cruise to Alaska, and a road trip to Iowa with an American once held hostage in Iran.
Droll, moving, and relevant, Laughing Without an Accent shows how our differences can unite us–and provides indelible proof that Firoozeh Dumas is a humorist of the highest order.
| Laughter is good medicine | 2010-06-05 | 5 / 5 |
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Firoozeh Dumas has a great sense of humor and it shows in this book. It is a diary of anecdotal events, painting a picture of a family in the most humorous, yet loving way. This was a quick, light and fun read and I recommend it to those who want to break away from a heavy read.
Nahid Sewell, Author of The Ruby Tear Catcher |
| Lots of laughs | 2010-04-23 | 4 / 5 |
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| "Laughing without an Accent" is not quite as humorous as Dumas' first book, "Funny in Farsi." Even so, it's well worth reading. Having lived a couple years in Iran, I suppose the book is funnier to me than someone who's never been in that country. Even so, it's hard for me to believe that anyone would not find this book a great read. |
| a great window into understanding a different culture | 2010-04-15 | 4 / 5 |
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| As in her first book "Funny in Farsi" Firoozeh Dumas is successful in representing differences and commonalities between different cultures . The book is easy to read and would be a nice gift to multicultural teenagers or people interested in multicultural upbringings. |
| Easy to read | 2010-02-05 | 4 / 5 |
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This book is easy to read and funny. You can go through it fairly fast even for someone like me who is not a reader. It's written in short stories and each story does not have anything to do with the stories before . It's a good choice for smal trips,waiting in Dr's office or even sleepless nights.
Enjoy. The book helps to picture the life of imigrants, what they went through, the changes they had made and changes they had brought with them into US from 70 till now. If you are looking for exciting stories, this is not a book for you other than that it's nice. |
| I laughed so hard! | 2009-12-28 | 5 / 5 |
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It is a really nice book and informative about the culture of certain part of Iran.
I bought it for my husband as a gift who is French to become familiar with some Iranian Culture. Afterall he is married to an Iranian:).
The first night that he started reading it, he was laughing so loud that I became very happy and pleased with my purchase. You should know that he is not very easy to laugh person, really serious most of the time.
So, I give the author 2 thumbs up! |
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