--- product_id: 4570048 title: "Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America" brand: "firoozeh dumas" price: "VT4571" currency: VUV in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/4570048-funny-in-farsi-a-memoir-of-growing-up-iranian-in store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America **Brand:** firoozeh dumas **Price:** VT4571 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America by firoozeh dumas - **How much does it cost?** VT4571 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/4570048-funny-in-farsi-a-memoir-of-growing-up-iranian-in) ## Best For - firoozeh dumas enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted firoozeh dumas brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America ## Images ![Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71aO9xNDISL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Humorous and touching *by B***3 on Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2023* This is well written and very relatable for people who come to the USA from other cultures, not just Iranians!I intend to use some of it with my ESL students. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Strongly recommended *by E***N on Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2014* Funny in Farsi. Firoozeh Dumas. New York: Random House, 2003. 198 pp. Firoozeh Dumas arrived in America when his father was assigned to a two-year rotation as an engineer in the Iranian National Oil Company (INOC). After a brief return to her native country, she and her family settled in the US. Funny in Farsi is a humorous memoir recounting stories about her childhood in Iran and her adolescent and adult life in her adopted country. The book is composed of short stories, often involving her father and mother and members of her extended family and with funny twists that take place in awkward situations. Dumas was seven years old when she first arrived in America. Her father had obtained her Masters degree in the US as a Fulbright scholar and worked for INOC in the town of Abadan in Iran. Upon arrival in California, he joyfully volunteered to be his family’s interpreter as they prepared to make the most out of this two-year assignment. He was very fast taken over by Dumas in this effort as his English proved to be limited to engineering phrases added upon the difficulties of his thick accent. The stories almost never follow a chronological order and in some of them, Dumas jumps from school years to her marriage and back to her years in Iran. However, I found this jumping around in time to be intellectually very stimulating as I wondered in each story what missing piece would fall into place in the puzzle called Dumas’s life.Over time, many of her extended family arrived in the US and settled within a half-an-hour-drive radius of where they live. The list includes her father’s sister, several of her uncles and their grown-up children. After the Iranian Revolution, the family started feeling the weight of quick labeling. Dumas and her family were vilified and sometimes faced direct hostility not only from strangers but also from previously friendly people. She makes it clear that the experience of the whole Iranian-American community was similar.After completing high school, Dumas studied humanities in UC Berkeley where she met her husband, a Frenchman. This added another interesting dimension as the rejection by her husband’s family contrasted sharply with the crowded meetings and close encounters with her own extended family. The book tells nice stories about how American culture is viewed by someone who recently arrived to the country. Hers are told with a specific angle, which is her native culture. This brings me to the added bonus of this book. Through these stories, we also get a good dose of introduction to the main characteristics of the Iranian culture. I found these characteristics quite interesting and sometimes downright fascinating. Her stories are hilarious, but not forced or exaggerated. They are sprinkled with short witty observations about peculiarities of both of these cultures. I turned the pages with anticipation and enjoyed the fact that most stories ended with a clever reference to an earlier off-hand remark inside the story. I enjoyed very much the light hearted comparisons between American and Iranian cultures and how Dumas presented having both as a gift. On the other hand, I thought she could be more forthcoming in talking around the Iranian Revolution and the decisions her family had to make at that time. I strongly recommend this book for all audiences, especially young adults who would benefit from the Dumas’s viewpoints on discrimination, prejudice and stereotyping. Challenges faced by immigrants can be enormous. This book avoids dramatizing these challenges and presents in a narrative that is at times humorous and always flows easily. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Funniest book I’ve ever read *by A*** on Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2023* This is a hilarious book by my new favorite author. Tears streamed down my face in each chapter. I broke a full body sweat laughing. She has a beautiful command of the English language and a superb storytelling style. I cannot say enough about how much I enjoyed this book. I buy copies to give to my friends. I hope she writes a lot more. 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