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Funny, wise, ultimately heartbreaking and told with unforgettable pictures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A revelation...you will remember it for a very long time’ Mark Haddon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘The magic of Marjane Satrapi’s work is that it can condense a whole country’s tragedy into one poignant, funny scene after another’ \u003ci\u003eIndependent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE COMPLETE PERSEPOLIS VOLUMES I \u0026amp; II: Includes \u003ci\u003eThe Story of a Childhood\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Story of a Return\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTRANSLATED BY ANJALI SINGH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**ONE OF THE \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e'S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44581537054898,"sku":"9781784879099","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781784879099_d288f74e-baf7-404a-a1fd-8f340c853bbb.jpg?v=1786025769"},{"product_id":"9780224074407","title":"Persepolis 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere is the fascinating and equally unforgettable sequel to \u003ci\u003ePersepolis\u003c\/i\u003e, Marjane Satrapi's memoir-in-comic strips of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. \u003ci\u003ePersepolis\u003c\/i\u003e ended on a cliffhanger in 1984, just as fourteen-year-old Marjane was leaving behind her home in Tehran, escaping fundamentalism and the war with Iraq to begin a new life in the West. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere we follow our young, intrepid heroine through the next eight years of her life: an eye-opening and sometimes lonely four years of high school in Vienna, followed by a supremely educational and heartwrenching four years back home in Iran. Just as funny and heartbreaking as its predecessor - with perhaps an even greater sense of the ridiculous inspired by life in a fundamentalist state - \u003ci\u003ePersepolis 2\u003c\/i\u003e is also as clear-eyed and searing in its condemnation of fundamentalism and its cost to the human spirit. 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The pieces of Nasser Ali Khan's story slowly fall into place, and as they do, we begin to understand him. By the time the eighth day dawns, having witnessed Nasser Ali Khan communing with Sufi mystics, Sophia Loren, the spirit of his late mother, his own demons and, bravely, with Azrael, the angel of death - we feel privileged to have known him. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrilliantly weaving together the past, present and future to explore the successes and joys, failures and disappointments of Nasser Ali Khan's life and through his story, the meaning of any of our lives - Marjane Satrapi has also once again presented us with a complex and deeply human portrait of the men and women of her country, and of pre-revolution Iran itself. 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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. 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