PERSEPOLIS: THE STORY OF A CHILDHOOD - Rare Fine Copy of The First Hardcover Edition/First Printing: Signed And Inscribed by Marjane Satrapi - EARLIEST, VINTAGE SIGNATURE

Satrapi, Marjane (Translated by Mattias Ripa And Blake Ferris)

ISBN 10: 0375422307 / ISBN 13: 9780375422300

Published by New York City, NY: Pantheon Books, 2003, 2003

About this Item

1st Printing. Signed. 153 pages. Published in 2003. The author/graphic artist's breakthrough debut memoir. One of the greatest books of our time. The first appearance of the title in English and in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, of which there are innumerable. The First Edition is now very rare. A dazzling production by Marjane Satrapi and Jean-Christophe Menu: Regular-sized volume format. Pictorial hard boards with black titles on spine, as issued. Graphic art and text by Marjane Satrapi. Printed on pristine-white, thick uncoated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. In pictorial DJ which has a die-cut in the center and titles on the cover and spine, as issued. The die-cut reveals Marjane Satrapi (as a child, as depicted by herself) on the hard boards. Presents, in its true First Edition format, Marjane Satrapi's "Persepolis: The Story of A Childhood". Her first masterpiece. Hailed as "one of the freshest and most original memoirs of our day", Marjane Satrapi's "Persepolis" received universal acclaim from such diverse figures as Philip Pullman, Gloria Steinem, and Sandra Cisneros, among many others, and has been compared to Art Spiegelman and "Maus", high critical praise that cannot be improved upon. A "memoir-in-comic-strip" about growing up in Iran, "Persepolis" is a "triumph like 'Maus', one of those comic books capable of seducing even those most allergic to the genre. The author's masterstroke is to allow us to experience history from within her family, with irony and tenderness" (Liberation Paris). That is exactly right: We learn about the tumult, chaos, and suffering of Iran in its epochal time of radical change through the Satrapi family, who are not spared any blows by the Ayatollahs. Together with its great sequel, "Persepolis 2", "Persepolis" is now regarded as one of the central literary and visual documents of our time. An absolute "must-have" title for Marjane Satrapi collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed and inscribed in black ink-pen on the title page by the author: "For K. - Thank you for reading me. Hope to meet you one day. All my best, Marjane Satrapi". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page or bookplate. As her inscription itself indicates, it is a vintage signature, obtained during the earliest days of her book's publication from the unassuming, grateful-to-be-read, and still-largely-unknown author, making this signed copy very special indeed. This title is a great book. This is the only such signed and inscribed copy of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing (American) available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. It is the single most beautiful signed copy we have ever seen. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws (because they were avidly read) or are in innumerable subsequent printings. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare, one-of-a-kind signed copy thus. "Persepolis: The Story of A Childhood" was selected by the New York Times as one of "The 100 Best Books of The 21st Century". One of the greatest writer/graphic artist/filmmakers of our time. A fine collectible copy. (SEE ALSO MARJANE SATRAPI'S "PERSEPOLIS: THE STORY OF A RETURN" TITLE IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 0375422307.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: PERSEPOLIS: THE STORY OF A CHILDHOOD - Rare Fine Copy of The First Hardcover Edition/First Printing: Signed And Inscribed by Marjane Satrapi - EARLIEST, VINTAGE SIGNATURE
• Publisher: New York City, NY: Pantheon Books, 2003
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0375422307
• ISBN 13: 9780375422300
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Marjane Satrapi
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author

About this title

Synopsis

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Wise, funny, and heartbreaking, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi's acclaimed graphic memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution.

"A wholly original achievement.... Satrapi evokes herself and her schoolmates coming of age in a world of protests and disappearances.... A stark, shocking impact." --The New York Times: "The 50 Best Memoirs of the Past 50 Years"

One of the New York Times's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century

In powerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi tells the coming-of-age story of her life in Tehran from ages 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 intelligent and outspoken only child of committed Marxists and the great-granddaughter of one of Iran's last emperors, Marjane bears witness to a childhood uniquely entwined with the history of her country.

Persepolis paints an unforgettable portrait of daily life in Iran and of the bewildering contradictions between home life and public life. Marjane's child's-eye view of dethroned emperors, state-sanctioned whippings, and heroes of the revolution allows us to learn as she does the history of this fascinating country and of her own extraordinary family. Intensely personal, profoundly political, and wholly original, Persepolis is at once a story of growing up and a reminder of the human cost of war and political repression. It shows how we carry on, with laughter and tears, in the face of absurdity. And, finally, it introduces us to an irresistible little girl with whom we cannot help but fall in love.

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.