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In the bestselling memoir Funny in Farsi, Firoozeh Dumas recounted her journeys growing up Iranian American in Southern California. Now she again mines her abundant Persian history in Laughing Without an Accent, sharing experiences both tender and humorous on being a citizen of the world, on her behalf well-meaning family, and on amusing social conundrums, all advised with insights into the universality of the individual condition. (Hint: It may want to do with brushing and flossing daily.)
With dry out wit and a vibrant spirit, Dumas sets her own unique tag on the themes or templates of family, community, and traditions. She braves the unusual palate of her French-born partner and discovers the nuances of experiencing her publication translated for Persian audiences (the censors edit out all personal references to ham). And along the way, she reconciles her cherished Iranian customs with her Traditional western ideals.
Explaining crossover social food fare, Dumas says, “The weirdest American culinary matrimony is yams with melted marshmallows. I don’t know who considered this Thanksgiving traditions, but I’m speculating a hyperactive, toothless three-year-old.” On Iranian wedding anniversaries: “It just at first seemed peculiar to celebrate your day that ‘our family members decided we should marry even though I possessed never found you, and honestly, it’s not working out so well.’” On trying to fit in with her American peers: “At that time, my dad drove a Buick LeSabre, a extravagant French word meaning ‘OPEC thanks a lot you.’”
Dumas also documents her first calendar year as a fresh mom, the familial chaos that ensues after she takes away the television place from the home, the knowledge of taking fifty-one family on the birthday luxury cruise to Alaska, and a highway visit to Iowa with an American once held hostage in Iran.
Droll, moving, and relevant, Laughing Without an Accent shows how our distinctions can unite us–and indelible proof that Firoozeh Dumas is a humorist of the best order.
