Collectibles

Item Description

Signed foamcore promotional poster for Marjane Satrapi's breakthrough bestselling graphic novel Persepolis. Poster is from Satrapi's Spring 2003 appearance at the Center for New Words in support of the event.

Marjane Satrapi was born in 1969 in Rasht, Iran. She grew up in Tehran, where she studied at the Lycee Francais before leaving for Vienna and then going to Strasbourg to study illustration. She currently lives in Paris, where she is at work on the sequel to Persepolis and where her illustrations appear regularly in newspapers and magazines. She is also the author of several children's books.

Originally published to wide critical acclaim in France, where it elicited comparisons to Art Spiegelman's Maus, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi's wise, funny, and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. In powerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi tells the 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: of the bewildering contradictions between home life and public life and of the enormous toll repressive regimes exact on the individual spirit. 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 stunning reminder of the human cost of war and political repression. It shows how we carry on, through 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.

*Bio and description from Random House

Item Special Note

Board is NOT in mint condition. The bottom corners are bent; there is a knick in the side and a few scratches across the face of the board. Board measurement = 30" x 20"

Shipping is not included in the auction price. Buyer is responsible for shipping costs, which will be approximately $10 (in the U.S.) and will be added to the final buying price once the auction is closed.

Item will ship once your payment has cleared. All sales are final -- please contact us in advance with any questions about this item. Please contact us for a shipping quote for outside the U.S. Women, Action, & the Media and the Center for New Words are a project of New Words Live, a 501(c)(3).