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Laughing Without an Accent: Adventures of an Iranian American, at Home and Abroad
de Dumas, Firoozeh
- Usado
- as new
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0345499565
- ISBN 13
- 9780345499561
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Barberton, Ohio, United States
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Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Villard, 2008. Book. As New. Hardcover. As New Hardcover book with Dustjacket..
Sinopsis
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.From the Hardcover edition.
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- Librería
- Snowball Bookshop
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- SE3644
- Título
- Laughing Without an Accent: Adventures of an Iranian American, at Home and Abroad
- Autor
- Dumas, Firoozeh
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Nuevo
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- As New
- ISBN 10
- 0345499565
- ISBN 13
- 9780345499561
- Editorial
- Villard
- Lugar de publicación
- Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.
- Fecha de publicación
- 2008
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Barberton, Ohio
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A charming used bookstore in a renovated building in beautiful Downtown Barberton, OH. A general bookstore with over 1000,000 volumes of very nice condition hardcover and paperback books in all categories. Store hours are Mon-Fri 10-6, Sat 10-4.
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