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Laughing Without an Accent
Firoozeh Dumas
3.8 (4300 Reviews)
Biography
Society
Inspiration
Panoramica
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Domande Frequenti

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In "Laughing Without an Accent," Firoozeh Dumas hilariously navigates life between Iranian roots and American culture. With a 3.79 Goodreads rating and classroom adoption nationwide, this memoir asks: can humor truly bridge cultural divides that even presidents and prejudice cannot?

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Picture a child's face lighting up at the mention of Santa Claus-now imagine that same child recoiling in fear at the image of a bearded stranger breaking into homes through chimneys. This is the disorienting reality of living between cultures, where the most innocent references can trigger completely different emotions. Firoozeh Dumas navigated this bewildering landscape when her memoir faced translation into Persian, confronting a challenge far more complex than converting words from one language to another. Iran's position outside international copyright laws meant anyone could translate her work without consultation, creating not just anxiety about quality but genuine fear of embarrassing her extended family back home. The stakes were high: humor, with its delicate cultural nuances, is notoriously difficult to translate. What makes one culture laugh can leave another utterly confused, and Dumas's entire literary voice depended on getting this right.

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