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This new Readers Circle edition includes a reading group guide and a conversation between Firoozeh Dumas and Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner.”
In 1972, when she was seven, Firoozeh Dumas and her family moved from Iran to Southern California, arriving with no firsthand knowledge of this country beyond her father’s glowing memories of his graduate school years here. More family soon followed, and the clan has been here ever since.
Funny in Farsi chronicles the American journey of Dumas’s wonderfully engaging family: her engineer father, a sweetly quixotic dreamer who first sought riches on Bowling for Dollars and in Las Vegas, and later lost his job during the Iranian revolution; her elegant mother, who never fully mastered English (nor cared to); her uncle, who combated the effects of American fast food with an army of miraculous American weight-loss gadgets; and Firoozeh herself, who as a girl changed her name to Julie, and who encountered a second wave of culture shock when she met and married a Frenchman, becoming part of a one-couple melting pot.
In a series of deftly drawn scenes, we watch the family grapple with American English (hot dogs and hush puppies?—a complete mystery), American traditions (Thanksgiving turkey?—an even greater mystery, since it tastes like nothing), and American culture (Firoozeh’s parents laugh uproariously at Bob Hope on television, although they don’t get the jokes even when she translates them into Farsi).
Above all, this is an unforgettable story of identity, discovery, and the power of family love. It is a book that will leave us all laughing—without an accent.
In 1972, when she was seven, Firoozeh Dumas and her family moved from Iran to Southern California, arriving with no firsthand knowledge of this country beyond her father’s glowing memories of his graduate school years here. More family soon followed, and the clan has been here ever since.
Funny in Farsi chronicles the American journey of Dumas’s wonderfully engaging family: her engineer father, a sweetly quixotic dreamer who first sought riches on Bowling for Dollars and in Las Vegas, and later lost his job during the Iranian revolution; her elegant mother, who never fully mastered English (nor cared to); her uncle, who combated the effects of American fast food with an army of miraculous American weight-loss gadgets; and Firoozeh herself, who as a girl changed her name to Julie, and who encountered a second wave of culture shock when she met and married a Frenchman, becoming part of a one-couple melting pot.
In a series of deftly drawn scenes, we watch the family grapple with American English (hot dogs and hush puppies?—a complete mystery), American traditions (Thanksgiving turkey?—an even greater mystery, since it tastes like nothing), and American culture (Firoozeh’s parents laugh uproariously at Bob Hope on television, although they don’t get the jokes even when she translates them into Farsi).
Above all, this is an unforgettable story of identity, discovery, and the power of family love. It is a book that will leave us all laughing—without an accent.
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When I was seven, my parents, my fourteen-year-old brother, Farshid, and I moved from Abadan, Iran, to Whittier, California. Read the first page
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Funny in Farsi reminds me of everything good about Iran and being an Iranian. Reading this book took me back to my childhood days of being brought up in Iran and then having to live abroad. I loved the relaxed, light-heared method of Ms. Dumas' writing as it makes the read such fun. This book is a definite must not just for Iranians, but for anyone who values family, friendship and generally embraces life to the full! Happy reading....
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Funny in Farsi is reminiscent of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, but I thought it was better. There are a lot of funny parts in the book, as Dumas describes her optimistic family's adjustments from pre-Revolution Iran to Seventies California. Her father hopes to be a game-show contestant, her mother hopes to fit in without learning English, her uncle hopes to lose weight without exercising. Seems like they'll fit right in!
But it gets a bit serious, too, when they return to Iran at the wrong time. I enjoyed this book and Dumas' upbeat attitude.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'm still in the midst of reading this book by Dumas, and I must say I can't stop being in complete awe of her style and prose as she winds you through this magnificent memoir.
A must read for anyone interested in 'aving a good laugh and gaining a valuable life story.
A must read for anyone interested in 'aving a good laugh and gaining a valuable life story.
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such a funny book
this book was so funny and even more funny if you know someone who is Iranian , its so true to life.
Published 3 months ago by jazzie
Another Amazing Book.
I read this book a few years ago. It took me away to another world that my daily life in England had made me forget. Read more
Published 9 months ago by cycammax
Fantastic and excellent book with poor delivery
The book is amazing.First class and pure humour with some exotic fun which you have never read it some where else. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Ali Shaygan
Funny indeed!
This is a very enjoyable book, which has a very positive take on the experience of being an immigrant in the USA. Read more
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