{"product_id":"laughing-without-an-accent","title":"Laughing Without an Accent - Adventures of a Global Citizen","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER • “There’s such warmth to Dumas’ writing that it invites the reader to pull up a seat at her table and smile right along with her at the quirks of her family and Iranians and Americans in general.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling memoir \u003ci\u003eFunny in Farsi,\u003c\/i\u003e Firoozeh Dumas recounted her adventures  growing up Iranian American in Southern California. Now she again mines her rich  Persian heritage in \u003ci\u003eLaughing Without an Accent,\u003c\/i\u003e sharing stories both tender and humorous  on being a citizen of the world, on her well-meaning family, and on amusing cultural  conundrums, all told with insights into the universality of the human condition.  (Hint: It may have to do with brushing and flossing daily.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With dry wit and a  bold spirit, Dumas puts her own unique mark on the themes of family, community, and  tradition. She braves the uncommon palate of her French-born husband and learns the  nuances of having her book translated for Persian audiences (the censors edit out  all references to ham). And along the way, she reconciles her beloved Iranian customs  with her Western ideals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Explaining crossover cultural food fare, Dumas says, “The  weirdest American culinary marriage is yams with melted marshmallows. I don’t know  who thought of this Thanksgiving tradition, but I’m guessing a hyperactive, toothless  three-year-old.” On Iranian wedding anniversaries: “It just initially seemed odd  to celebrate the day that ‘our families decided we should marry even though I had  never met you, and frankly, it’s not working out so well.’” On trying to fit in with  her American peers: “At the time, my father drove a Buick LeSabre, a fancy French  word meaning ‘OPEC thanks you.’”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Dumas also documents her first year as a new  mother, the familial chaos that ensues after she removes the television set from  the house, the experience of taking fifty-one family members on a birthday cruise  to Alaska, and a road trip to Iowa with an American once held hostage in Iran.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Droll,  moving, and relevant, \u003ci\u003eLaughing Without an Accent\u003c\/i\u003e shows how our differences can unite  us—and provides indelible proof that Firoozeh Dumas is a humorist of the highest  order.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eLaughing Without an Accent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Dumas is one of those rare people: a naturally gifted storyteller.”\u003cb\u003e—Alexander McCall Smith\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “\u003ci\u003eLaughing Without an Accent\u003c\/i\u003e is written . . . as if Dumas were sharing a cup of coffee with her reader as she relates her comic tales. . . . Firoozeh Dumas exudes undeniable charm [as she] reveals a zeal for culture—both new and old—and the enduring bonds of a family filled with outsize personalities.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “[Dumas is] like a blend of Anne Lamott and Erma Bombeck.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBust\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Humorous without being sentimental, [Dumas] speaks to the American experience.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51167923700000,"sku":"9780345499578","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0836\/3661\/7504\/files\/9780345499578.jpg?v=1769748419","url":"https:\/\/creativebysanchez.com\/products\/laughing-without-an-accent","provider":"Creative By Sanchez","version":"1.0","type":"link"}