Thurber House Presents a Special Evening with Firoozeh Dumas

Don't miss 2005 Thurber Prize for American Humor Finalist Firoozeh Dumas and Laughing Without an Accent

She will read from her newest memoir, Laughing Without an Accent: Adventures of an Iranian American, at Home and Abroad on Wednesday, May 14 at 7:30 p.m., at the Columbus Museum of Art. A cocktail reception with Dumas will precede the reading.Dumas was a finalist for the 2005 Thurber Prize for Humor for her national bestseller, Funny in Farsi, and she is a judge for the 2008 Thurber Prize. Her newest memoir, Laughing Without An Accent: Adventures of an Iranian American, at Home and Abroad, is a charming collection of personal essays and stories about growing up Iranian-American in Southern California.Tickets are limited and are $40 for the reception (which includes the reading), and $22 in advance for reading-only with discounts for students and seniors. Purchase your ticket by calling 614-464-1032 or by clicking on the link below.
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Praise for Firoozeh Dumas and Laughing Without an Accent:
"There's such a warmth to Dumas' writing that it invites the reader to pull up a seat at her table and smile right along with her." - Booklist"Undeniably entertaining." - Kirkus Reviews"These stories, like everything Firoozeh Dumas writes, are charming, highly amusing vignettes of family life. Dumas is one of those rare people - a naturally gifted storyteller." - Alexander McCall Smith
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