Comments on: Funny in Farsi & Laughing Without an Accent

By: Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas | A Good Stopping Point

Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas | A Good Stopping Point — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 19:57:59 +0000

[...] 5 Minutes for Books – ” . . . the best moments of this memoir were her endearing, yet not overly sentimental, tales of the lessons her father imparted.” [...]

By: Sarah at SmallWorld Reads

Sarah at SmallWorld Reads — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:47:36 +0000

I taught Funny in Farsi for a World Lit class (high school) earlier this year, and the kids absolutely LOVED it. It was a fantastic way to introduce kids to World Lit and to get them thinking outside of America.

By: Rooftops of Tehran

Rooftops of Tehran — Fri, 29 May 2009 22:01:10 +0000

[...] including sections for history and culture and memoirs/novels/poetry. Recommended titles include Funny in Farsi (linked to the review that Dawn did here a few months ago), as well as the House of Sand and Fog [...]

By: Lucia

Lucia — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:02:24 +0000

I just put both of these on hold at the library…thank you for the review and the suggestion!

By: S. Krishna

S. Krishna — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:21:11 +0000

Great review! I enjoyed these books as well, and reviewed Laughing Without an Accent here: http://www.skrishnasbooks.com/2008/09/laughing-without-accent-firoozeh-dumas.html

By: Jennifer, Snapshot (and 5M4B)

Jennifer, Snapshot (and 5M4B) — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:44:09 +0000

This sounds so great. Right up my alley.