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Persepolis I: The Story of a Childhood
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76. Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi
Pages: 153
Rating: 4/5
THANK YOU AilurophileDJ, for recommending this to me. I really enjoyed it! I'm going to have to badger someone at the library to get the 2nd half of the series in.
I'm about midway through Persepolis: A Story of Childhood and really enjoying it. It's a short comic book and I'll probably have it finished by tonight. I'll be watching football tomorrow (and tonight) and will wait until Monday to start my next book. Probably going to be The Little Book of ...
The Rabbi's Cat sounds wonderful, as does Persepolis . I've added both books, along with The Rabbi's Cat 2, to my Amazon wish list. Thanks, Akeela!
... and a chuckle. It’s a lovely addition to any library, IMO.
IRAN
My second, equally enjoyable graphic novel: Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi. Translated from the French by Mattias Ripa. This was a quick and wonderful read. It is Satrapi’s memoir ...
My second graphic novel for the year: Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi. Translated from the French by Mattias Ripa. This was a quick and wonderful read. It is Satrapi’s cartoon-strip memoir of her childhood in Iran, during the Iran-Iraq war and the Iranian revolution. ...
... :
730 Plastic arts; Sculpture :
740 Drawing & decorative arts : 741 Marjane Satrapi – Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
750 Painting & paintings : 759 Amanda Vaill – Everybody was so Young: Gerald and Sara Murphy: A Lost Generation Love St ...
... say definitively afterwards (i.e. now) ARE stories, and thus can be included here.
So.
10) V for Vendetta
11) Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
12) Blankets
and we were supposed to read Maus, but I minced my time on the Quad with friends instead, and feel my time much ...
... I will be thinking about you and all your sweat equity.
4 more books to add:
To the Dewey Decimal Challenge, I added Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi (741.5'944 - dc21). This could also have been listed under the category In Translation. Although the translators ...
... from the longer, more difficult David Copperfield that I started a few days ago.
I liked reading your impressions of Persepolis on your thread. I think there are a few reasons that I liked the second one better, the first being that I wasn't familiar with the Iraq/Iran war that makes up ...
Hi, readeron!
I got sidetracked while reading Atonement. I borrowed the book Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi from my younger daughter. This is about a girl growing up during the Islamic Revolution in Iran. It is a graphic memoir and the first graphic book that I have ...
... Marian, I thought that you might like to join the Science Fiction Fans group. I will give you a link to it.
32. Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi. I borrowed this book from my younger daughter. This book is a graphic memoir (as in drawn) about her childhood in ...
... will impact the direction in which her life is going. In Persepolis 2, Satrapi picks up the thread of her story from Persepolis after arriving in Vienna for school. The sequel covers from when she was 14 to when she was about 24, and there's a lot of growing up and feelings of isolation ...
... Recreation
700 The Tough Guide to Fantasyland
704 Guerilla Girls' Companion
720 Frank Lloyd Wright
741 Persepolis
746 Yarn Harlot: The Secret Life of a Knitter
759 Van Gogh: The Complete Paintings
760 Confessions of the Guerilla Girls
778 bell7 in 999 Challenge : bell7's 999 Challenge (May 18, 2009, 10:36am)
... of a Return by Marjane Satrapi
Category: Graphic Novels
After leaving home to go to school in Vienna at the end of Persepolis , Marjane moves from one home to another, all the while trying to fit in with classmates. Beginning when she was fourteen, she recounts rooming in a convent, her ...
103. The Power of Less - Leo Babauta (170)
104. Persepolis - Marjane Satrapi (153)
105. Persepolis II - Marjane Satrapi (187)
106. Hands of My Father - Myron Uhlberg (232)
107. Dirty Snow - Georges Simenon (272)
108. Enough Already! - Peter Walsh (286)
109. I Capture the Castle - Dod ...
22. Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi
-a graphic memoir about growing up in Iran during the Islamic revolution. Highly recommended.
I've finished Persepolis 2 - I really enjoyed how much more was in this book. I read the first Persepolis and then I got the movie from the library not really knowing that it covered both books. While most of the first book was followed pretty closely in the film, the second book seemed to ...
... I'm actually setting a goal for myself, but I want to actually do this, so maybe not.
/rambling
Already read:
1. Persepolis
1/6/09 - 1/8/09
Very original and insightful: I really enjoyed this book.
2. Persepolis 2
1/8/09 - 1/9/09
I didn't like it as much as the first one, but ...
19. Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Read this in little over a day. Very quick and easy to read, especially after viewing the film which was not in English as the book. It's such an amazing story that I'm disappointed I didn't pick up the complete Persepolis instead to continue on reading, but ...
#15. Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Read this in little over a day. Very quick and easy to read, especially after viewing the film which was not in English as the book. It's such an amazing story that I'm disappointed I didn't pick up the complete Persepolis instead to continue on reading, but ...
Added a book to my first Category, Biographies and Memoirs .
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
After watching the movie of the same name, I knew that I had to read these graphic novel memoirs. What an incredibly powerful story Satrapi shares in these pages. She grew up in Iran, surviving ...
20. Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
(4/25 nonfiction)
A powerful biographical account of a young woman growing up in Iran, a young woman who is not a fundamentalist Islamic person. Satrapi doesn't shy away from the hard and sad aspects of her life, but also shows us the happy moments, even ...
#4: There is also a follow up book to Persepolis called Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return if you are interested.
I have never read any of the Redwall books. I may give them a try.
January 12th, finished Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi
What a tearjerker! I'll probably read it again in a couple weeks, I'm not sure how much of it I absorbed.
... J. Ellis (973.4'1'092 dc22)
5. L'etranger (The Stranger) by Albert Camus, translated by Matthew Ward (843'.914)
6. Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi (741.5'944 -dc21)
7. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction by David Macauly (726.6)
8. Chicken Soup for the S ...
I really enjoyed Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, but that might not fit into your graphic novels category because of the (western).
... a number of us who are really curious about a format that we haven't delved into yet (the only graphic novel I've read is Persepolis , and want to take a look before committing money to buying. And wonder if their grey hair would look out of place near the short shelves containing graphic ...
Persepolis for Iran would be popular! Especially since it's also a recent film release. (Also, I kind of think it's a better pick than Reading Lolita in Tehran because it gets further into history, and in a more accessible way.)
I loved janeajones' suggestions for the Balkans, India, Russia ...
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel and the Persepolis series by Marjane Satrapi are two I'd highly recommend.
50. Persepolis 2 -- by Marjane Satrapi. Sequel to Persepolis . Marjane tells about her life in Austria and returning to her family in Tehran. These two books are a MUST READ! They are graphic novels, but entirely readable and made more poignant by the illustrations.
Persepolis ?
Hi,
how about the Persepolis (graphic) novels by Mariane Satrapi for Iran? Beautiful graphic art, and the story breaks your heart...
More on Iran: Cry of the peacock by Gina Nahai. Kind of magical realistic, but interesting as it gives you insight in the recent history of Iran/Persia. ...
I just finished Persepolis: Story of a Childhood , a graphic novel (memoir) which is excellent - the author grew up Tehran during the Iran/Iraq war. There's at least one followup book I'll be reading soon. highly recommend.
Yesterday I finished The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and then finished Persepolis: Story of a Childhood . And started on The Madonnas of Leningrad, which so far is underwhelming.
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65. Persepolis : The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi. Wonderful graphic memoir by Marji who grew up in Tehran during the civil war and the Iran/Iraq war. First ...
... Prose and Letters
one love affair: A million wallowing anemones, a thousand eyes peeping through by Jenny Boully
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood and
Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return by Marjane Satrapi
Full Moon Feast: Food and the Hunger for Connection by Jessica Pr ...
... Airlines tonight - just a great read. Witty, sad, laugh out loud funny, much more intense than I imagined.
Now back to Persepolis and also started The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.
Oh I've been so sidetracked. Now I have to finish Dear American Airlines and Persepolis this weekend since they're both due back at the library. Bleak House is on standby. Really, I'll get to it. Don't worry, Irish, you'll zoom ahead of me soon!
Yes, lindsacl, I really liked March. I'll ...
... notified of a couple of books waiting for me at the library that I want to read right away (Dear American Airlines and Persepolis ) so Bleak House will be on hold for a week or so.
... Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman
3. A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth
4. Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
5. Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
I finished Love Marriage, my early reviewer book which was not good at all. Then I read Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi which was delightful -- kind of a comic book version of Reading Lolita in Tehran.
I am now reading Q is for Quarry, so far one of the better Sue Grafton mysteries, for ...
Strike this one, hadn't realized we were limiting ourselves to women writing about women - I'm thinking of starting with Persepolis II , which I've been meaning to read since finishing Persepolis. But that's on the short side; I may pull out some Hrosvit or Christine de Pizan.
I only finished two books in April, but they were both excellent: my ER book, Pandora in the Congo, and Persepolis , which has added to my intrigue about Iran and its history.
... Friday night. Didn't roll in until 3am, which knocked my plans for the weekend back a bit.
Cinema last night to see Persepolis , which was good but I fell asleep in the last 10 minutes because of the late night. Never mind, I have the graphic novel, so I can fill in the gaps that way.
...
... about Islam or just presenting a single time and place; what works are making grand statements and what works aren't?
Persepolis is clearly about a time and place, and is also autobiographical. The time and place is the rise of Khomenei in Iran, and she really does a great job of ...
... the American Civil War. Check out my review.
I'm starting Persepolis 2 by Marjane Satrapi. It's the sequel to Persepolis . These graphic memoirs are about a young girl growing up in Iran in the 70s and 80s.
... conservationist, and lover of lichens! I'll be posting my review soon.
I've also been reading graphic novels including Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi and Flight 2.
I've enjoyed all the comments about Persepolis although I'm late responding to them. Funny how I didn't really view her personal relationship with God as belonging to Islam (or any other religion), but looking back, I can see how her visions were informed by the religious history/culture of her ...
... his enemies over to the "black beast" of night. I am also just leaving Iran, circa 1979-1980, and Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis . So it's time to get away from 80s dictators. On Audio, I'm in the middle of Kafka's The Metamorphosis.
I just picked up the Tain, but it may be that ...
I've added a few things, like Persepolis , A Death in the Family and Gulf Music, but March was a busy work/light reading month. Still, all things I would recommend - A Death in the Family is a true American classic, and Agee's not read enough these days; Gulf Music is alot of fun, with a real ...
... which is a serious page turner! I'm enjoying it, although it wasn't quite what I expected!
Then I'm thinking of starting Persepolis , which I picked up at a fantastic indy bookshop yesterday on my way back from a job interview... I fear I'm in danger if I do get the job!
... by Peter Carey
Shakespeare by Bill Bryson
On The Wealth of Nations by P. J. O'Rourke
Slam by Nick Hornby
Persepolis I & II by Marjane Satrapi
plus I bought a copy of Jon Ronson's What I Do for him to sign after his appearance.
... Peter Carey
Shakespeare by Bill Bryson
On The Wealth of Nations by P. J. O'Rourke
Slam by Nick Hornby
Persepolis I & II by Marjane Satrapi
plus I bought a copy of Jon Ronson's What I Do for him to sign after his appearance.
I totally agree with you on Satrapi's other works. I loved Persepolis and its follow up book but Chicken with plums was less than compelling for me. I liked it but I was not impressed. Maybe my expectations were set to high because of her previous work.
... Peter Carey
Shakespeare by Bill Bryson
On 'The Wealth of Nations' by PJ O'Rourke
Slam by Nick Hornby
Persepolis I & II by Marjane Satrapi
plus I bought a copy of Jon Ronson's What I Do for him to sign after his appearance.
... With Plums - Marjane Satrapi (graphic novel)
Despite my love for Satrapi's work, nothing has been as amazing as her Persepolis books. This book, which tells the story of how her great-uncle, a famous Iranian musician, fell into despair and decided to die. It really is his memoir and Sat ...
... With Plums - Marjane Satrapi (graphic novel)
Despite my love for Satrapi's work, nothing has been as amazing as her Persepolis books. This book, which tells the story of how her great-uncle, a famous Iranian musician, fell into despair and decided to die. It really is his memoir and Sat ...
Yes, and I've gotten People of the Book, Persepolis , The Glass Castle and A Spot of Bother to name a few. Definitely worth it. It's always such a thrill to get a book on your wishlist, especially if it's highly wishlisted. I always feel like I've won the lottery!
I'm not a big manga fan, but I really enjoyed Persepolis and Maus.
... keep all our discussions here so they could be easily located and books compared to one another. Was the question whether Persepolis fit into the challenge? For me, it does. I think that books that deal specifically with women's role in Islam fit in, as do books by women whose lives are ...
... an Islamic writer, but instead to specifically look for books that deal with the role of women in Islam.
I've just read Persepolis myself (my daughter got it for her birthday, so, of course, I grabbed it and read it before she could), and may have some differences of opinion on my reading, ...
... they face?" Could someone help me out?
Even though I'm a bit early, I'm going to answer a few of these questions for Persepolis . I'm afraid I'll start forgetting details if I leave my responses another week.
Answers for Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi:
*Overall, how do ...
... and am sorry I never got to see the movie when it was out. The movie sounded amazing.
Has anyone seen the movie of Persepolis . I'm sorry I missed that one as well.
Oh! The Kite Runner. Both book (read it first) and the movie were excellent.
Iran
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
I'm not a fan of graphic novels and I've read more than my fair share about the Iranian revolution, so I was surprised to find myself fully absorbed by this book after reading just a few sentences at Border's. The graphic novel format really fits ...
... LITTLE VEIN (believe that's what it was called) and was completely unimpressed.
My wife likes the Marjane Satrapi PERSEPOLIS books and I've glanced at them--seem all right but not for me. Similarly, I read the Speigelman MAUS series and while it was interesting, I just didn't think ...
...
Comics however...
Sure, most of them are junk, just like most movies. But in defence of literary value, try Maus or Persepolis or Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children.
Or just pick up some Alan Moore stuff like Watchmen. V for Vendetta, Miracleman or From Hell. (Please ...
... in a Professional Kitchen by Bill Buford
17. Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich
18. The Arrival by Shaun Tan
19. Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi
20. Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return by Marjane Satrapi
21. The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
...
... : a survivor's tale by Art Spiegelman (2), Under the banner of heaven : a story of violent faith by Jon Krakauer (2), Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi (2), Stiff : the curious lives of human cadavers by Mary Roach (2), Fast food nation : the dark side of the all-Am ...
... Century)
4. Haiti
Vale of Tears by Paulette Poujol Oriol (Port-au-Prince, 20th Century)
5. Iran
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi (Tehran, 20th Century)
Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return by Marjane Satrapi (Tehran, 20th Century)
Some other suggestions
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Rhapsody by Elizabeth Haydon
Journey from the Land of No by Roya Hakakian
In My Mother's House by Margaret McMullan
... title (maybe she has even more than that?)...
Incidentally, the 7th graders at one of the schools I work at are reading Persepolis as a class read this semester...
Now I need to find a babysitter so my husband and I can go see the Persepolis film!
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If you enjoyed Persepolis (which is a movie now, by the way), you'll probably also like Persepolis 2 and Embroideries by the same author, Marjane Satrapi. Should you not be able to find these books elsewhere, I have copies circulating as a BookCrossing bookrays.
motomama in Non-Fiction Readers : What Non-Fiction R U Reading for FEBRUARY '08 (Feb 15, 2008, 11:46pm)
... perspective.
Just started A Thread Across the Ocean and Your Inner Fish. And, I finally got around to reading Persepolis . Wow.
... de cette littérature.
En fait, c'est vrai que les gens commencent à s'y ouvrir, et c'est en grande partie grâce à Persepolis .
Franchement c'est tant mieux, y en a marre de se faire traiter d'ado attardé quand on traine au rayon bd !!
I have to agree.
I've just made an attempt to sort out a minor mess among Satrapi's works, stemming from her Persepolis series having been originally published as 4 volumes, but in the U.S. as 2 (i.e. vol. 2 in one is not necessarily the same as vol. 2 in the other). I've added ...
... end up looking a bit odd. The language is for me to see how much, at the end of a year, I've done in what.
So far:
1. Persepolis (French) 365 p. (contains both I & II)
2. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay (English) 656 p.
3. Boogaloo on 2nd Avenue (English) 319 p.
4. Divid ...
7. Persepolis II by Marjane Satrapi
Now reading Notes from an exhibition by Patrick Gale, very promising.
... -- Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper by Diablo Cody, Good Dog. Stay. by Anna Quindlen, and Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi. I know, it's a strange combination. :) I am also eager to read Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts, so ...
... than I normally read, just to be sure I caught everything.
#254: Embroideries by Marjane Satrapi
Not quite as good as Persepolis or Persepolis 2, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. It was interesting to see a glimpse of the daily lives of Iranian women.
#255: Fun Home by Alison Bedchel
A ...
... Khaled Hosseini (2007DEC14)
Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud's "Persepolis" based on the graphic novel Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi (2007DEC25)
Paul Thomas Anderson's "There Will Be Blood" based on the novel Oil! by Upton Sinclair (2007DEC26)
Jay Russ ...
... are reading.
So far since I started (August 2007) I have read:
1. The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
2. Persepolis and
3. Persepolis 2 by Marjane Satrapi (her page is how I found this group)
4. In the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah Dunant
5. Age of Bronze: ...
My favorites are...
-Michael Chabon's Escapist series
-Fun Home
-Persepolis
-The Best American Comics 2006
-I just read Robot Dreams. Check it out.
You guys have convinced me to finally check out the Sandman series.
Hey...if so many of us have read some of these ...
Hi lindseynichols - we meet again! I've read and enjoyed Persepolis and Persepolis 2 by Marjane Satrapi. I also read her book Embroideries about the sex lives of Iranian women, which was good but not as enjoyable as the Persepolis series.
I recently read Joe Sacco's Palestine, ...
here goes - graphic novels i've really enjoyed so far:
Maus
American Born Chinese
Ghost World
Persepolis
Burying Sandwiches
Grickle
Epileptic
Blankets
Goodbye, Chunky Rice
Jimmy Corrigan
Fun Home
Mother, Come Home
Dogs and Water
so here's the good stuff that i've read so far:
Maus
Palestine
Pyongyang
Shenzhen
Exit Wounds
Dogs and Water
... Ngozi Adichie
36 The Twenty One BalloonsWilliam Pene du Bois
37 Criss Cross Lynne Rae Perkins
38 Persepolis Marjane Satrapi
39 Crispin The Cross of LeadAvi
... of Chance - Positively Fifth Street
919 Other Areas - In a Sunburned Country
955 General History of Asia; Iran - Persepolis
959 General history of Asia; Southeast Asia - The River of Lost Footsteps: Histories of Burma
976 General history of North America; South central United State ...
47. Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi.
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#41 Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
#34-cabegley: I loved Persepolis . If you really enjoyed it, make sure to pick up Persepolis 2. It's about her return to Iran. I think you'll like it. I hear they're making a film of the book, but I'm not quite sure how I feel about that. Guess I'll have to wait and see how the film turns ...
... Island, which I wish I had read when I was a kid. It was such fun--I immediately tossed it to my daughter. Then I read Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, which I thought was very effective, and The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper, which was good escapist (albeit dark) fun. I also ...
Journey from the Land of No: A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran by Roya Hakakian
Persepolis : The Story of a Childhood by Majane Satrapi
Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return by Majane Satrapi
Lipstick Jihad: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America And American in Ir ...
... 2 - Marjane Satrapi
I'd recommend you read Persepolis first. This is the second volume of that series.
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#161 and 162: Persepolis and Persepolis 2 by Marjane Satrapi
I know I just read these a couple of months ago, but for some reason I had the urge to read them again. Like before, I enjoyed them a lot.
... The Lord of the Rings (read it for the first time ~15 years ago, it wasn't hyped back then, so maybe it doesn't count)
* Persepolis
* A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian (this was REALLY hyped in Austria, to my surprise, bookstore stands etc. it was everywhere. So I bought it)
Hyped ...
... little I see here and in my paper, I think it will rightly hold a place with other esteemed "ethnic" graphic novels such as Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, La Perdida by Jessica Abel, Palestine by Joe Sacco, A Contract With God by Will Eisner, and The Rabbi's Cat by Joan ...
The Russia House by John le Carre
Summer in Eclipse Bay by Jayne Ann Krentz-I know,I'm cheating
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery
The Honfleur Decision by Alan Hunter
... Kindness by Miriam Toews
The Seventh Beggar by Pearl Abraham
The Mammoth Cheese by Sheri Holman
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
March by Geraldine Brooks
Alligator by Lisa Moore
The Romantic by Barbara Gowdy
My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki ...
... Jimmy Corrigan, 791 own Ghost World, over a thousand own Maus, 757 own Blankets, over two thousand total copies of Persepolis and its sequel are owned. Because Yoshihiro Tatsumi is now associated with these "prestige" publishers, and his manga is being packaged like a typical Drawn & ...
I just finished Persepolis and Persepolis 2 by Marjane Satrapi. Satrapi writes about her life as a young woman in Iran during the Iranian revolution. These graphic novels are a great quick interesting read.
... brought to America. Same with Satrapi. It was a huge risk for the young American editor of Satrapi's work to buy Persepolis and translate it, even thought "Persepolis" had done well in Europe.
These authors would have been told that their works are interesting, but "we don't know ...
... To Juneau
The Swallows Of Kabul
A Thousand Days In Venice
Drug Lords: The Rise And Fall of The Cali Cartel
Persepolis
... *****
18. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry ****
19. Elantris by Brandon Sanderson ****
Graphic Novels:
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi ****1/2
Embroideries by Marjane Satrapi ****
Read with my son:
The Littles and their Amazing New Friend by John Peterson ***1/ ...
... read a book by an Australian author before!), nice writing, endearing characters.
(2) How about graphic novels? Try Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. Graphic novels are easy to read because they are mostly visual, but do have something to say. For anyone who has read novels or even ...
... how I feel. It is spoken by an Israeli depicted in that graphic novel. See if you can find it.
I have not yet read Persepolis 2 , although I have it here at home.
What will be interesting about Embroideries is that I'll eventually be sending this book to Tehran to be read by a young ...
...
Two honourary mentions:
Number the Stars, a YA novel about 2 friends in Denmark during WWII by Lois Lowry
Persepolis , a graphic novel memoir about growing up in Tehran before/during the Islamic Revolution by Marjane Satrapi
SqueakyChu,
Just wanted to let you know, I got Persepolis and Embroideries from the library and enjoyed both. These perfectly complimented Reading Lolita in Tehran that I read late last year. It's enlightening to see the human side to people of the Middle East and of the Muslim religion. ...
... you don't seem to understand is that I know my thesis sucked and was probably completely wrong. Also, I talked about Persepolis as an autobiography, not necessarily as a reaction to escapist comics. I go further to offer a POSSIBLE explanation of it, not necessarily the right answer. I'm ...
... just talking about comics basics, some stuff I found in Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics and I related it back to Persepolis . Towards the end of the paper I got into some of the possibilities of why this stereotype of female autobiographical comics existed.
I could easily right a ...
... order to depict real women, they depict themselves...can't get much more real than that. My focus was Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis and Persepolis 2...but I also ended up touching on some history of women in comics, with some mention of international comics as well (though nothing specific, ...
... Persepolis, tome 1 through Persepolis, tome 4. Then it was published elsewhere, e.g. USA, in a two-volume format: Persepolis 1 and Persepolis 2.
Reading the green box on the side of the combining page, I understand that these should be six different works (at least; I don't know ...
I read Persepolis 2 , an equally interesting subject matterr, but I found that Satrapi tended to use a lot more words in her caption and word bubbles than her first volume. I'd rather see the ideas spread out over more panels. It also seems she took greater care in designing and drawing her ...
SqueakyChu, I've got Persepolis and Embroideries on hold for me and I'll let you know what I think. And thanks for the other recommendations. I've got them on my list of books to try.
... novels (for which he probably has received the most acclaim).
If you read anything by Marjane Satrapi, start with Persepolis . That's the first book she wrote, and it introduces you to her childhood in Iran.
My library has some very interesting graphic novels. A few I would ...
... the women on this bookray is a woman who lives in Tehran. I'll be eager to see what she thinks of this book.
I just got Persepolis 2 in the mail this week. Hope I get a chance to read it before too long.
... by Marjane Satrapi* -- I loved this little book. I'd been introduced to this author through her first graphic novel Persepolis . I'm now waiting for Persepolis 2 to arrive by mail, but I got Embroideries first. This book is a bit naughty but fun. It tells the secrets that a group ...
... BookCrossers), PM (personal message) me if you'd like to be included on this bookray.
I have read Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis , and liked it very much. It always fascinates me to read about people of other cultures address their own culture to others...talking about both the good and ...
American Born Chinese
Persepolis
Vote for TWO of the following:
To Dance: A Ballerina's Graphic Novel
Persepolis
American Born Chinese
Maus
Voting closes on April 1. I will post the winner on April 2.
I found Blankets through an Amazon recommendation, actually. I ordered Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi (which I found through a review of another book), and for some reason, Amazon.com recommended me Blankets after that. I took a look, and it looked fascinating, so I ordered it. I've read a couple ...
... suggestions (unless I am missing them).
The two I have are American Born Chinese and Maus. I would also like to add Persepolis . If anyone has any suggestions post them here on or before Tuesday, March 28th. We will then start the voting on Wednesday, providing I am not too tired from WE ...
#73: Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
I actually found this book while looking at Amazon reviews for Journey from the Land of No; one reviewer suggested to read Persepolis instead. So, book addict that I am, naturally I bought them both. I'm glad I did; they were very similar in theme - memories of ...
... of familiarity with superheroes, as it's playing with that genre.
For things outside the men-in-tights world, Persepolis is one of the most widely read newer graphic novels, an incredible autobiographical work by Marjane Satrapi. Many of the newer writer/artists have strong ...
... and engaging (and also both happen to be illness narratives). Other notable non-fantasy comics that haven't come up are Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi and Jimmy Corrigan: the smartest kid on Earth by Chris Ware.
Other people have mentioned Watchmen and Dark Knight, two comics ...
>YorikBrown--What about using Persepolis to teach? It's all black and white and should photocopy fairly easily. The Chinese portion of the students would certainly understand the "cultural revolution" aspect of the Iranian revolution.
Has anyone read Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi? It's a coming of age in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. Full of history, humor. It's probably for older children 9 and up?
How about a non-fiction graphic novel, like Maus I: My Father Bleeds History or Persepolis ?
(edited for touchstones, argh)
... a group/topic! Oh this is going to be great fun!
I share the Kite Runner experience. From Kite Runner I went to Persepolis and Persepolis 2 by Marjane Satrapi (this also served to scratch a recent itch I've had about knowing more about graphic novels) then to Reading Lolita in ...
finishing Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis - my first graphic novel...my son's college had it last year as their Freshman book to read and discuss...its quite good!
getting ready to start Cormac McCarthy's The Road- i've been a big fan of his ever since I read his epic Blood Meridian many ...
... whole new discussion topic *chuckles*), noir, and gritty detectives, then you'll love it.
On a less fantasy based issue, Persepolis is an amazing graphic novel, but the material is more worldly.
... story that combines lobsters, the Titanic, Paris, New York opium dens,and sex into one slim weird volume. I'm rereading Persepolis which is a great graphic novel for my book discussion Thursday night and am just about finished with The Thirteen Tale.
I've started and finished the fantastic Fun Home by Alison Bechdel, am about to start Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi (I've been on a brief Graphic Memoir binge) and then will attempt to finish a feast for crows by George R.R. Martin once my brain recovers from this weeks ...
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Saturday, October 28, 2006 @ 700 PM
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In her acclaimed Persepolis books and in Embroideries, Marjane Satrapi rendered the events of her life and times in a uniquely captivating and powerful voice and vision. Now in Chicke ...
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Garry Wills reads from and discusses his latest book, Bush's Fringe Government. In his book, Wills analyzes the gains made ...
... cover), The Wolves in The Walls, Sarah Canary (the user-provided cover), Ice Haven, Women, Mother, Come Home, Persepolis . And Dali, because you can't go wrong with a lobster phone.
... same time period.
Others that I'd recommend would be Reading Lolita in Tehran, Leave me Alone, I'm Reading, and the Persepolis books by Marjane Satrapi. There's quite a bit of overlap among those three, being memoirs connected to books or about life in Iran, that I wasn't entirely aware ...
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