Firoozeh Dumas
Autor(a) de Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America
About the Author
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Obras por Firoozeh Dumas
Laughing Without an Accent: Adventures of an Iranian American, at Home and Abroad (2008) 271 exemplares
Associated Works
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1965
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- USA (passport)
Iran (birth) - País (no mapa)
- USA
Iran - Local de nascimento
- Abadan, Iran
- Locais de residência
- Abadan, Iran
Whittier, California, USA
Tehran, Iran
Newport Beach, California, USA
Ahvaz, Iran
Palo Alto, California, USA (mostrar todos 7)
Munich, Germany - Educação
- University of California, Berkeley
- Ocupações
- writer
- Prémios e menções honrosas
- Thurber Prize for American Humor Finalist
Membros
Críticas
It Ain't So Awful, Falafel por Firoozeh Dumas
Zevi and I both read this book and really liked it. I thought it was well written and honest. It was clever, but some of the humor bothered me because the life of the protagonist was so difficult! I was surprised by, and very much liked the ending because it shows that so many people have so many different sides to them. I also am pleased that it provided hope for young adults, the intended audience.
I have loved everything this author has written - even a recent article on pain management. This is no exception. She has a unique perspective, having straddled two different cultures in the midst of changeful times on both sides...
Delightful book about being a sixth grade Iranian immigrant during the Iran hostage crisis -- hard, yet hopeful, and full of funny moments. Particularly good at portraying what it's like to be the translator kid -- the bridge for your parents between the weird new culture and the old one. I like Cindy's voice, because she's fierce, in her own way, without being disrespectful. I also really like that it's based on some of the author's experiences. Well written, great read.
Firoozeh boasts that she would be the ideal party guest. She does have a gift of finding common ground with people. Not sure how she pulls it off. But she a warming wit that avoids being nasty. OK, she does take some punches at her family and Lindsay Lohan.
This is a collection of short stories which jump all over the place in time line and subject. Normally, I dislike this format making the pace choppy and shallow. Somehow she delightfully writes her way to something delightful.
Here is my favorite part:
...if empowerment were as simple as being able to show skin, Paris Hilton would be the most enlightened woman in the United States. Having freedom does not automatically mean we all make good choices. Freedom is a rope; some make a ladder out of it and climb out of the box they're put in; some make a noose; and others make a stripper pole."
I would love to host a party with Firoozeh as a guest.… (mais)
This is a collection of short stories which jump all over the place in time line and subject. Normally, I dislike this format making the pace choppy and shallow. Somehow she delightfully writes her way to something delightful.
Here is my favorite part:
...if empowerment were as simple as being able to show skin, Paris Hilton would be the most enlightened woman in the United States. Having freedom does not automatically mean we all make good choices. Freedom is a rope; some make a ladder out of it and climb out of the box they're put in; some make a noose; and others make a stripper pole."
I would love to host a party with Firoozeh as a guest.… (mais)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 4
- Also by
- 2
- Membros
- 1,892
- Popularidade
- #13,596
- Avaliação
- 3.7
- Críticas
- 97
- ISBN
- 20
- Marcado como favorito
- 3