Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return (Pantheon Graphic Library)

Satrapi, Marjane

ISBN 10: 0375422889 / ISBN 13: 9780375422881

Published by Pantheon, 2004

About this Item

A fine copy in a fine mylar protected DJ. 1st American. edition with complete number line starting with 1. Small closed tear to the top front DJ corner near the spine fold. DJ has some minor general wear. Previous owner's 1 word name on the top of the front pastedown now covered with bookstore sticker. Illustrated. 8vo; 192 pages.

Seller Inventory # 32294

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return (Pantheon Graphic Library)
• Publisher: Pantheon
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0375422889
• ISBN 13: 9780375422881
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • GRAPHIC NOVELS AND COMICS
  • ETHNIC STUDIES & SOCIOLOGY
  • BIOGRAPHY AND AUTOBIOGRAPHY

About this title

Synopsis

The fascinating continuation of the best-selling Persepolis, “one of the freshest and most original memoirs of our day” (Los Angeles Times). Marjane Satrapi dazzles with her heartrending graphic memoir about growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution.

In 1984, Marjane flees fundamentalism and the war with Iraq to begin a new life in Vienna. Once there, she faces the trials of adolescence far from her friends and family, and while she soon carves out a place for herself among a group of fellow outsiders, she continues to struggle for a sense of belonging.

Finding that she misses her home more than she can stand, Marjane returns to Iran after graduation. Her difficult homecoming forces her to confront the changes both she and her country have undergone in her absence and her shame at what she perceives as her failure in Austria. Marjane allows her past to weigh heavily on her until she finds some like-minded friends, falls in love, and begins studying art at a university. However, the repression and state-sanctioned chauvinism eventually lead her to question whether she can have a future in Iran.

As funny and poignant as its predecessor, Persepolis 2 is another clear-eyed and searing condemnation of the human cost of fundamentalism. In its depiction of the struggles of growing up—here compounded by Marjane’s status as an outsider both abroad and at home—it is raw, honest, and incredibly illuminating.

About the Author

MARJANE SATRAPI was born in Rasht, Iran. She now lives in Paris, where she is a regular contributor to magazines and newspapers throughout the world, including The New Yorker and The New York Times. She is the author of Persepolis, Persepolis 2, Embroideries, Chicken with Plums, and several children's books. She cowrote and codirected the animated feature film version of Persepolis, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Her most recent film was a live-action version of Chicken with Plums.