The Complete Persepolis

Im Jahr 1979 fegt die Iranische Revolution unter Ayatollah Chomeini den Schah von Persien vom Thron. Marjane ist zehn Jahre alt und das einzige Kind einer linksintellek­tuellen Familie aus dem Teheraner Bürgertum, die hofft, dass nun bessere Zeiten anbrechen. Bald jedoch wachen Revolutionswächter über den Kopftuchzwang, und der Iran­-Irak­-Krieg bricht aus. Marjane lässt sich nicht unter­kriegen und rebelliert mit Kim-­Wilde-­Kassetten und Nike-­Turnschuhen. Zu ihrer eigenen Sicherheit wird sie von den Eltern als 14­Jährige allein nach Österreich geschickt. Doch mit der westlichen Lebensart kommt sie nicht zurecht und kehrt nach vier Jahren wieder in den Iran zurück.

From the bestselling author of Persepolis comes this humorous and enlightening look at the sex lives of Iranian women. Embroideries gathers together Marjane's tough-talking grandmother, stoic mother, glamorous and eccentric aunt and their friends and neighbours for an afternoon of tea-drinking and talk. Naturally, the subject turns to loves, sex and vagaries of men...

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**

In «Huhn mit Pflaumen» erzählt Marjane Satrapi die letzten acht Tage im Leben ihres Grossonkels Nasser Ali Khan wie ein iranisches Märchen. Teheran 1958. Nasser Ali Khan, ein sagenhafter Tar-Spieler (Tar = traditionelle Laute aus dem Iran), will sterben, weil seine Frau im Streit sein unersetzliches Instrument zerbrochen hat. Er beschliesst, sich hinzulegen und auf den Tod zu warten. Nicht einmal seine Lieblingsspeise Huhn mit Pflaumen kann ihn davon abhalten ...

A collaboration of activists, artists, journalists, and academics working together to depict the historic uprising - with comics that show what would be censored in photos and film in Iran - in solidarity with the Iranian people, in defence of feminism. On September 13th 2022, a young Iranian student, Mahsa Amini, was arrested by the religious police in Tehran. Her only crime was that she wasn''t properly wearing the headscarf required for women by the Islamic Republic. At the police station, she was beaten so badly she had to be taken to the hospital, where she fell into a deep coma. She died three days later. The plight of this 22-year-old woman raised a wave of protests that soon spread through the whole country, and crowds adopted the slogan ''Woman, Life, Freedom.'' Around the world, these words have been chanted during solidarity rallies. In this powerful visual collection of graphic novel style essays, Marjane Satrapi has gathered together intense narration by herself and an array of journalists and writers with graphic art perspectives from esteemed collaborators including Coco, a press cartoonist at Charlie Hebdo; Patricia Bolanos, a Spanish illustrator based in Brooklyn; Mana Neyestani, an Iranian cartoonist and illustrator; and Paco Roca, a Spanish comic book artist, Shabnam Adiban, an Iranian illustrator based in Toronto, among others. Together, these are the artists and story-tellers Marjane Satrapi has chosen to tell the story of a major revolution happening in her homeland of Iran today that has inspired support from around the world. Woman, Life, Freedom includes: Full colour art that bears witness and provides context for this major event for Iran and for all women from 18 exceptional graphic artists. Perspectives on Iran from three experts - long-time journalist for Liberation and political scientist Jean-Pierre Perrin; researcher and Iran specialist Farid Vahid; and UC Berkley historian Abbas Milani, Director of the Iranian Studies programme at Stanford University. Hand-drawn art and writing from activists, artists, journalists, and academics, collaborating from around the world in support of the cause. WOMAN, LIFE, FREEDOM demonstrates that this is not an unexpected movement, but a major uprising in a long history of women who have wanted to affirm their rights. It will continue. Contributing artists, including four Iranians. Joann Sfar, Coco, Mana Neyastani, Catel, Pascal Rabate, Patricia Bolanos, Paco Roca, Bahareh Akrami, Hippolyte, Shabnam Adiban, Lewis Trondheim, Winshluss, Touka Neyastani, Bee, Deloupy, Nicolar Wild, Hamoun. (Two artists have taken a pen name, Bee and Hamoun.)