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Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America

Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America

by Firoozeh Dumas

This new Readers Circle edition includes a reading group guide and a conversation between Firoozeh Dumas and Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner .” In 1972, when she was seven, Firoozeh Dumas and her family moved from Iran to Southern California, arriving with no firsthand knowledge of this country beyond her father’s glowing memories of his graduate school years here. More family soon followed, and the... (more)

600 Mulla Nasreddin Tales (Silsilah-I Tajdid-I Chap-I Mutun-I Mashhur-I Farsi) (Silsilah-I Tajdid-I Chap-I Mutun-I Mashhur-I Farsi)

600 Mulla Nasreddin Tales (Silsilah-I Tajdid-I Chap-I Mutun-I Mashhur-I Farsi) (Silsilah-I Tajdid-I Chap-I Mutun-I Mashhur-I Farsi)

by Muhammad Ramazani

Collection of humorous tales in Persian (Farsi).

Nafreen-e Zameen (Nafrin-i Zamin)

by Jalal Al-Ahmad

A collection of Persian short stories.

Cheragh-ha ra man khamush mikonam

by Zoya Pirzad

Beilieve it or not (Shoma ke gharibe nistid)

Beilieve it or not (Shoma ke gharibe nistid)

by Houshang Moradi Kermani

Both a novel, and the autobiography of the author!

Dobare az Haman Khiabanha (From the Same Streets Again)

Dobare az Haman Khiabanha (From the Same Streets Again)

by Bijan Najdi

Funny in Farsi: A Memoire of Growing Up Irainian American

Funny in Farsi: A Memoire of Growing Up Irainian American

by Firoozeh Dumas,Mohammad Soleimani nia (translator)

Cafe Piano

by Farhad Jafari

Narcissus and Goldmund

by Hermann Hesse

Hesse's novel of two medieval men, one quietly content with his religion and monastic life, the other in fervent search of more worldly salvation. This conflict between flesh and spirit, between emotional and contemplative man, was a life study for Hesse. It is a theme that transcends all time. The Hesse Phenomenon "has turned into a vogue, the vogue into a torrent. . .He has appealed both to. . . an... (more)

Di?va?n. (English.)

by H?a?fiz?

Shamseddin Hafez, although born some six hundred years ago in southern Iran, is a contemporary and universal poet. Wherever Persian is known, he is easily recited by both King and common man. Even illiterates will recite a memorized verse of Hafez. Those uncertain about love, the future or any other situation, open a page of his collection of Poems at random and in it see their dilemmas untangled. His turn of... (more)

Va Digaran (And Others)

by Mahboubeh Mirghadiri

کتابی کاملاً زنانه، که مسائل مختلفی رو که زن ها توی زندگیشون میبینن یا تجربه میکنن رو در قالب روایت زندگی یک زن میاره

Persian Grammar: Including Key

by Ann K. S. Lambton

Comprehensive, accurate, complete and scholarly, and contains sufficient reading matter to enable the student to handle the language for himself.

The Blind Owl

by Sadeq Hedayat

Considered one of the most important works of modern Iranian literature, The Blind Owl is a haunting tale of loss and spiritual degradation. Replete with potent symbolism and terrifying surrealistic imagery, Sadegh Hedayat's masterpice details a young man's despair after losing a mysterious lover. As the narrator gradually drifts into madness, the reader becomes caught in the sandstorm of Hedayat's bleak vision... (more)

Seh ketab

by Zoya Pirzad

Farsi (Persian) Phrasebook

by Yavar Dehghani

From mystics to musems, barbers to bazaars, and art to archaeology, jump into the event with this phrasebook. extensive food section transliterations throughout for easy pronunciation concise grammar section geared towards immediate and practical use insider tips on culture and social etiquette comprehensive two-way dictionary