author spotlight
Firoozeh Dumas was born in Abadan, Iran, and moved to California at the age of seven. After a two-year stay, she and her family moved back to Iran and resided in Ahvaz and Tehran. Two years later, Dumas returned to California, where she later attended the University of California at Berkeley. Funny in Farsi is her first book.
The book was a finalist for both the PEN/USA Award in 2004 and the Thurber Prize for American Humor, and has been adopted in junior high, high school and college curricula throughout the nation. It has been selected for common reading programs at several... Read More
author bookshelf
Funny in Farsi
A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America
Written by Firoozeh Dumas
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
On Sale: January 13, 2004
Price: $14.00
Winner, 2008 Spirit of America Award (National Council for the Social Studies)
Finalist, Thurber Prize for American Humor
Finalist, PEN/USA Award in Creative Non-Fiction
Finalist: Audie Award for best recording of a memoir, 2005
Selected for Common Reading
Albuquerque Academy's Year-long Project
Gallaudet University
Salisbury University, Maryland
University of Wisconsin, Madison
University of Wisconsin, La Crosse
Cal State University, Sacramento
Cal State... Read more >
A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America
Written by Firoozeh Dumas
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
On Sale: January 13, 2004
Price: $14.00
Winner, 2008 Spirit of America Award (National Council for the Social Studies)
Finalist, Thurber Prize for American Humor
Finalist, PEN/USA Award in Creative Non-Fiction
Finalist: Audie Award for best recording of a memoir, 2005
Selected for Common Reading
Albuquerque Academy's Year-long Project
Gallaudet University
Salisbury University, Maryland
University of Wisconsin, Madison
University of Wisconsin, La Crosse
Cal State University, Sacramento
Cal State... Read more >
Funny in Farsi
A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America
Written by Firoozeh Dumas
Format: eBook, 224 pages
Publisher: Random House
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $14.00
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A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America
Written by Firoozeh Dumas
Format: eBook, 224 pages
Publisher: Random House
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $14.00
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Laughing Without an Accent
Adventures of an Iranian American, at Home and Abroad
Written by Firoozeh Dumas
Format: eBook
Publisher: Villard
On Sale: April 29, 2008
Price: $15.00
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Adventures of an Iranian American, at Home and Abroad
Written by Firoozeh Dumas
Format: eBook
Publisher: Villard
On Sale: April 29, 2008
Price: $15.00
Read more >
Laughing Without an Accent
Adventures of a Global Citizen
Written by Firoozeh Dumas
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
On Sale: August 11, 2009
Price: $15.00
Selected for the 2010 Common Reading Program at the University of Minnesota, Duluth
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... Read more >
Adventures of a Global Citizen
Written by Firoozeh Dumas
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
On Sale: August 11, 2009
Price: $15.00
Selected for the 2010 Common Reading Program at the University of Minnesota, Duluth
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... Read more >
Laughing Without an Accent
Adventures of an Iranian American, at Home and Abroad
Written by Firoozeh Dumas
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
Publisher: Villard
On Sale: April 29, 2008
Price: $22.00
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... Read more >
Adventures of an Iranian American, at Home and Abroad
Written by Firoozeh Dumas
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
Publisher: Villard
On Sale: April 29, 2008
Price: $22.00
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... Read more >
