Funny in Farsi : a memoir of growing up Iranian in America

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An autobiography of growing up as an Iranian-American describes the author's family's 1971 move from Iran to Southern California, the members of her diverse family, and their struggle with culture shock.

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ISBN:

9780812968378
1400060400

Edition:

Random House Trade Paperback edition

Description:

viii, 227 pages ; 21 cm

Notes:

Publisher, pagination and printing dates may vary
This work was originally published in hardcover in slightly different form by Villard Books in 2003

Contents:

Leffingwell Elementary School
Hot dogs and wild geese
In the gutter
Save me, Mickey
Swoosh-swoosh
With a little help from my friends
Bernice
A dozen key chains
You can call me Al
Of mosquitoes and men
The "F word"
Waterloo
America, land of the free
The Ham amendment
Treasure Island
It's all relatives
Me and Bob Hope
I ran and I ran and I ran
I-raynians need not apply
Girls just wanna have funds
Joyeuse Noëlle
The wedding
I feel the earth move under my feet
A nose by any other name
Judges paid off
If I were a rich man
Afterword : Kazem and Nazireh Jazayeri

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2251008

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