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1001 Persian-English Proverbs

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and fun to boot. The literal translations of the proverbs make this book very useful for building your Persian vocabulary. I've learned literally hundreds of new words making my way through this book. I also appreciate the concise but information-packed footnotes.

My only request if Ms. Habibian ever does another edition would be for a little more vowelling or transliteration, especially for the more unusual words. That would make this book an even better learning tool.

If someone is curious about Iran and the Iranians, this book is just the right way to learn as it is a pleasant and fun-packed way to discover other facets of human wisdom. Are the Iranians as different from us that some largely uncultured US media would like them to be? Certainly not! As a student in 3rd year of farsi, I have found this book excellent to memorize many words and phrases. Persian proverbs are often close if not pure poetry. As all Iranians have a strong liking for root-deep sayings, just learn a few, and you'll sure to make new friends when traveling abroad or in LA!
"You have to see Leyli from the eyes of Majnoon". A nice reading even for those who don't read farsi.

Excellent for teachers who know no Persian (Iranian) to show 1) how different cultures are the same: some proverbs are word-for-word identical in both English and Persian; and 2) how much fun is the fascinating exotic wit, profound knowledge of human foibles, and humor of Iranians. The Persian script originals are included. As an American, I find this book useful for cultural understanding.

It's amazing how close and yet how far apart are our cultures.I'll be glad to hear and read as many as possible different cultures opinions about "1001 Proverbs". My best to the authur and I'm happy to have done my share in promoting this useful book. Kamran

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I bought this book as I decided to deepen my cultural knowledge of Persian. This book has a lot of useful proverbs, phrases and complex sentences so it is very useful for language learners. The writer is from the Persian culture and she gives back the correct meanings of the Persian Proverbs. I like this book a lot. Everybody can learn a lot from this book and it is great for teaching children as well!

BR. T.

As a 30-year old who left Iran in at age 13, I often had trouble in understanding Persian literature. This book has been very helpful in providing me with a greater understanding of the Persian culture and literature, while entertaining me at the same time. There is a lot of wisdom in these proverbs and I often look through the book and then think. Its an excellent book for anyone interested in Proverbs or the persian culture and how men think. Mrs Habibian has done a wonderful job in bringing these beautiful proverbs to us.

I like the book because it is cultural and amusing at the same time. It is a good referance book which could be used in colleges and libraries and schools too. The illustrations(puzzels) are really fun to do with the whole family.

The book is essential for any American or Iranian library. It contains so many proverbs that makes the daily conversation easy and effective.

i enjoyed the second edition of 1001 persian-english proverb very much. it reminded me of some old proverbs that i had forgoten and realized that many similarities between Persian and English proverbs. I think evey one would enjoy this book.

I found this book to be an excellent and refreshing read. This illustrations were a very nice touch. The author has done a fine job of keeping moral tradition alive.