Marjane Satrapi is een Iraans-Franse auteur wiens grafische romans op aangrijpende wijze complexe levenservaringen vastleggen. Door haar werk verkent ze thema's als identiteit, herinnering en politieke gebeurtenissen, waarbij ze sterk put uit persoonlijke ervaringen. Haar kenmerkende artistieke stijl omvat expressieve tekeningen en meeslepende verhalen die de lezer onderdompelen in de gebeurtenissen. Satrapi richt zich op het portretteren van het innerlijke leven van haar personages en hun strijd tegen externe maatschappelijke druk.
The brilliant graphic memoir of growing up in Iran during and after the
Islamic revolution.Marjane Satrapi lived through the Iranian Revolution as a
little girl. This is her classic memoir-in-comic-strips, the story of a child
entangled in the history and politics of her country. It paints an
unforgettable portrait of growing up in revolutionary and war-torn Iran, in a
family that was both outrageous and ordinary, beset by tragedy and yet
buffered by love. Funny, wise, ultimately heartbreaking and told with
unforgettable pictures.'A revelation...you will remember it for a very long
time'Mark Haddon'The magic of Marjane Satrapi's work is that it can condense a
whole country's tragedy into one poignant, funny scene after another'
Independent on SundayTHE COMPLETE PERSEPOLIS VOLUMES I & II: Includes The
Story of a Childhood and The Story of a ReturnTRANSLATED BY ANJALI SINGH ONE
OF THE GUARDIAN'S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY
The great-granddaughter of Iran's last emperor and the daughter of ardent Marxists describes growing up in Tehran in a country plagued by political upheaval and vast contraditions between public and private life.
Wise, often funny, sometimes heartbreaking, IPersepolis: The Story of a Childhood /Itells the story of Marjane Satrapi's life in Tehran from the ages of six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah's regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution and the devastating effects of war with Iraq.
The great-granddaughter of Iran's last emperor and the daughter of ardent Marxists continues her description of growing up in Tehran--a country plagued by political upheaval and vast contradictions between public and private life
Originally published to critical acclaim in France, this memoir captures Marjane Satrapi's experiences growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. Through powerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi narrates her life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen, a period marked by the overthrow of the Shah, the Islamic Revolution, and the war with Iraq. As the intelligent and outspoken only child of committed Marxists and the great-granddaughter of one of Iran's last emperors, Marjane's childhood is deeply intertwined with her country's tumultuous history. The memoir paints a vivid portrait of daily life in Iran, highlighting the stark contrasts between private and public existence and the heavy toll of repressive regimes on individual spirit. Through her child's-eye view of dethroned emperors, state-sanctioned violence, and revolutionary heroes, readers witness her journey of understanding the complexities of her nation and family. This intensely personal and politically charged narrative serves as both a coming-of-age story and a poignant reminder of the human cost of war and repression. Ultimately, it reveals how we navigate through laughter and tears amidst absurdity, introducing us to an unforgettable little girl we cannot help but love.
The bestselling author of Persepolis brings her signature humor and insight to the heartrending story of a celebrated Iranian musician who gives up his life for music and love. “A feast you’ll devour.” —Newsweek When Nasser Ali Khan, the author’s great-uncle, discovers that his beloved instrument is irreparably damaged, he takes to his bed, renouncing the world and all its pleasures. Over the course of the week that follows, we are treated to vivid scenes of his encounters with family and friends, flashbacks to his childhood, and flash-forwards to his children’s future. And as the pieces of his story fall into place, we begin to understand the breadth of his decision to let go of life. The poignant story of one man, it is also stunningly universal—a luminous tale of life and death, and the courage and passion both require of us.
From the best–selling author of Persepolis comes a gloriously entertaining and enlightening look into the sex lives of Iranian women. Embroideries gathers together Marjane’s tough–talking grandmother, stoic mother, glamorous and eccentric aunt and their friends and neighbors for an afternoon of tea drinking and talking. Naturally, the subject turns to love, sex and the vagaries of men.As the afternoon progresses, these vibrant women share their secrets, their regrets and their often outrageous stories about, among other things, how to fake one’s virginity, how to escape an arranged marriage, how to enjoy the miracles of plastic surgery and how to delight in being a mistress. By turns revealing and hilarious, these are stories about the lengths to which some women will go to find a man, keep a man or, most important, keep up appearances.Full of surprises, this introduction to the private lives of some fascinating women, whose life stories and lovers will strike us as at once deeply familiar and profoundly different from our own, is sure to bring smiles of recognition to the faces of women everywhere—and to teach us all a thing or two.
From the author of Persepolis, comes this illustrated fairy tale. Rose is one of three daughters of a rich merchant who always brings gifts for his girls from the market. One day Rose asks for the seed of a blue bean, but he fails to find one for her. She lets out a sigh in resignation, and her sigh attracts the Sigh, a mysterious being that brings the seed she desired to the merchant. But every debt has to be paid, and every gift has a price, and the Sigh returns a year later to take the merchant's daughter to a secret and distant palace.
On September 13, 2022, a young Iranian student, Mahsa Amini, was arrested by the morality police in Tehran, and a wave of protests soon spread through the whole country. In this visual collection of graphic novel style essays, a collaboration of activists, artists, journalists, and academics are working together to depict the historic uprising in Iran, in solidarity with the Iranian people, in defence of feminism
In the first anthology of its kind, Lila Azam Zanganeh argues that although Iran looms large in the American imagination, it is grossly misunderstood-seen either as the third pillar of Bush's infamous "axis of evil" or as a nation teeming with youths clamoring for revolution.This collection showcases the real scope and complexity of Iran through the work of a stellar group of contributors-including Azar Nafisi and with original art by Marjane Satrapi. Their collective goal is to counter the many existing cultural and political clichés about Iran. Some of the pieces concern feminism, sexuality, or eroticism under the Islamic Republic; others are unorthodox political testimonies or about race and religion. Almost all these contributors have broken artistic and cultural taboos in their work.Journalist Reza Aslan, author of No God But God, explains why Iran is not a theocracy but, rather, a "mullahcracy." Mehrangiz Kar, a lawyer and human rights activist who was jailed in Iran and is currently a fellow at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, argues that the Iranian Revolution actually engendered the birth of feminism in Iran. Journalist Azadeh Moaveni reveals the underground parties and sex culture in Tehran, while Gelareh Asayesh, author of Saffron Sky, writes poignantly on why Iranians are not considered white in America, even though they think they are. Poet and writer Naghmeh Zarbafian expounds on the surreal experience of reading censored books in Iran, while Roya Hakakian, author of Journey from the Land of A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran, recalls the happy days of Iranian Jews. With a sharp, incisive introduction by Lila Azam Zanganeh, this diverse collection will alter what you thought you knew about Iran." My Sister, Guard Your Veil; My Brother, Guard Your Eyes aims to corrode fixed ideas and turns cultural and political clichés on their heads . . . Iranians themselves live in a complex and schizophrenic reality, at a surreal crossroads between political Islam and satellite television, massive national oil revenues, and searing social inequalities."--From the Introduction by Lila Azam ZanganehContributors Azar Nafisi, author of the best-selling Reading Lolita in Tehran , Marjane Satrapi, author of Persepolis , Shirin Neshat, internationally acclaimed visual artist, Abbas Kiarostami, award-winning filmmaker of Taste of Cherry , Shohreh Aghdashloo, Oscar nominee for House of Sand and Fog , Azadeh Moaveni, author of Lipstick Jihad
