Marjane Satrapi

"Here, in one volume: Marjane Satrapi's bestselling, internationally acclaimed memoir-in-comic-strips. Persepolis is the story of Satrapi's unforgettable childhood and coming of age within a large and loving family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution; of the contradictions between private and public life in a country plagued by political upheaval; of her high school years in Vienna facing the trials of adolescence far from her family; of her homecoming...

When a rich merchant who always brings gifts home from the market for his three daughters is unable to find the blue bean seed that his youngest daughter, Rose, has requested, her sigh of resignation attracts a mysterious being named the Sigh, who produces the desired seed and departs after the merchant promises him a later favor. Rose happily plants the seed and tends to her bean plant every day for a year, but then the Sigh returns and demands...

The author relates the story of her great-uncle, Nasser Ali Khan, one of Iran's most acclaimed musicians, who discovers that his beloved instrument has been irrevocably damaged and renounces the world, its pleasures, and life itself.

This text tells the story of Marjane Satrapi's life in Tehran from six to 14, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah's regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution & the devastating effects of war with Iraq. Satrapi paints a portrait of daily life in Iran & of the bewildering contradictions between home life & public life.

"Persépolis nos cuenta la revolución islámica iraní vista desde los ojos de una niña que asiste atónita al cambio profundo que experimentan su país y su familia, mientras ella debe aprender a llevar el velo. Intensamente personal y profundamente político, el relato autobiográfico de Marjane Satrapi examina qué significa crecer en un ambiente de guerra y represión política."--Back cover.

Jerry is that chipper guy clocking the nine-to-five at a bathtub factory, with the offbeat charm of anyone who could use a few friends. With the help of his court-appointed psychiatrist, he pursues his office crush. However, the relationship takes a sudden, murderous turn after she stands him up for a date. Guided by his evil talking cat and benevolent talking dog, Jerry must decide whether to keep striving for normalcy, or indulge in a much more...

Nasser-Ali Khan appears to care more about his career than his family, but there is more to him than just the surface. After his beloved violin breaks, he sets out to replace it with his son's help. But when he cannot replace the instrument, he decides that the only solution to his sorrow is death. As he lies in bed waiting to die, his wife provides him with delicacies, such as chicken and plums, to help him find a reason to live again. Along the...

"El 16 de septiembre de 2022, en Irán, Mahsa Amini sucumbió ante los golpes propinados por la policía de la moral por no llevar "Bien" el velo. Su muerte levantó una ola de protestas por todo el país que se ha convertido en un movimiento feminista sin precedentes. Con el fin de narrar este acontecimiento fundamental para Irán y para todas nosotras y todos nosotros, Marjane Satrapi ha reunido a tres especialistas: el politólogo Farid Vahid,...