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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
ISBN: 978-0-345-49957-8 (0-345-49957-3)

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 >
Also available as an eBook and a hardcover.

Exam Copy
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
ISBN: 978-0-345-49956-1 (0-345-49956-5)

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 >
Also available as an eBook and a trade paperback.

Exam Copy
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
ISBN: 978-0-8129-6837-8 (0-8129-6837-9)

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 >
Also available as an eBook.
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