From the best-selling author of Persepolis comes this gloriously entertaining and enlightening look into the sex lives of Iranian women. Embroideries gathers together Marjane’s tough-talking grandmother, stoic mother, glamorous and eccentric aunt and their friends and neighbors for an afternoon of tea drinking and talking. Naturally, the subject turns to love, sex and the vagaries of men.
As the afternoon progresses, these vibrant women share their secrets, their regrets and their often outrageous stories about, among other things, how to fake one’s virginity, how to escape an arranged marriage, how to enjoy the miracles of plastic surgery and how to delight in being a mistress. By turns revealing and hilarious, these are stories about the lengths to which some women will go to find a man, keep a man or, most importantly, keep up appearances.
Full of surprises, this introduction to the private lives of some fascinating women, whose life stories and lovers and will strike us as at once deeply familiar and profoundly different from our own, is sure to bring smiles of recognition to the faces of women everywhere–and to teach us all a thing or two.

2005安古兰漫画节

In her acclaimed Persepolis books and in Embroideries , Marjane Satrapi rendered the events of her life and times in a uniquely captivating and powerful voice and vision. Now she turns that same keen eye and ear to the heartrending story of her great-uncle, a celebrated Iranian musician who gave up his life for music and love.
We are in Tehran in 1958, and Nasser Ali Khan, one of Iran’s most revered tar players, discovers that his beloved instrument is irreparably damaged. Though he tries, he cannot find one to replace it, one whose sound speaks to him with the same power and passion with which his music speaks to others. In despair, he takes to his bed, renouncing the world and all its pleasures, closing the door on the demands and love of his wife and his four children. Over the course of the week that follows, his family and close friends attempt to change his mind, but Nasser Ali slips further and further into his own reveries: flashbacks and flash-forwards (with unexpected appearances by the likes of the Angel of Death and Sophia Loren) from his own childhood through his children’s futures. And as the pieces of his story slowly fall into place, we begin to understand the profundity of his decision to give up life.
Marjane Satrapi brings what has become her signature humor, insight, and generosity to this emotional tale of life and death, and the courage and passion both require of us. The poignant story of one man, it is also a story of stunning universality–and an altogether luminous work.

From the best–selling author of Persepolis comes this gloriously entertaining and enlightening look into the sex lives of Iranian women. Embroideries gathers together Marjane’s tough–talking grandmother, stoic mother, glamorous and eccentric aunt and their friends and neighbors for an afternoon of tea drinking and talking. Naturally, the subject turns to love, sex and the vagaries of men.
As the afternoon progresses, these vibrant women share their secrets, their regrets and their often outrageous stories about, among other things, how to fake one’s virginity, how to escape an arranged marriage, how to enjoy the miracles of plastic surgery and how to delight in being a mistress. By turns revealing and hilarious, these are stories about the lengths to which some women will go to find a man, keep a man or, most important, keep up appearances.
Full of surprises, this introduction to the private lives of some fascinating women, whose life stories and lovers will strike us as at once deeply familiar and profoundly different from our own, is sure to bring smiles of recognition to the faces of women everywhere—and to teach us all a thing or two.

In Persepolis, heralded by the Los Angeles Times as “one of the freshest and most original memoirs of our day,” Marjane Satrapi dazzled us with her heartrending memoir-in-comic-strips about growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. Here is the continuation of her fascinating story.
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.

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.

Wise, often funny, sometimes heart-breaking, Persepolis tells the story of Marjane Satrapi's life in Tehran, growing up during the Iranian Revolution. The intelligent and outspoken child of radical Marxists, and the great-grandaughter of Iran's last emperor, Satrapi 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. Amidst the tragedy, Marjane's child's eye view adds immediacy and humour, and her story of a childhood at once outrageous and ordinary, beset by the unthinkable and yet buffered by an extraordinary and loving family, is immensely moving. '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 Sunday **ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY**

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 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.

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大家對伊朗的印象是否只有戰爭、石油和宗教狂熱？有沒有想過是什麼導致伊朗等中東國家戰爭連連？你又想不想了解伊朗的歷史？伊朗人民在政治動盪下是怎樣生活的？

「Persepolis: 我在伊朗長大」這套連環圖述說了一個伊朗小女孩在伊斯蘭革命時期的成長故事。這個小女孩經歷了國王被推翻、伊斯蘭革命、與伊拉克戰爭等國家大事。伊朗作者Marjane Satrapi述說的正是她本人的成長經驗。

作者Marjane Satrapi 運用簡單的線條和黑白對比帶出這個震撼人心的故事。大量黑色的運用令畫面充滿力量。隨著主角Marji的成長，大家可以深入地了解伊朗的歷史、政治和文化。

「Persepolis我在伊朗長大」全系列共四冊書，在法國推出時大獲好評，被譯成十多種文字，並獲得了包括2004年德國法蘭克福書展「最佳漫畫獎」等多個漫畫書大獎。

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黑面紗底下的飲食男女
飲食男女，人之大欲存焉。性事永遠是人難以啟齒卻又最感興趣的話題，不管在多麼保守封閉的社會都一樣。別以為只有在紐約的時尚咖啡廳的四個女人才有辦法口無遮攔的討論今日性事，即使在最保守的回教國家，脫下黑面紗之後，幾個女人在一起討論的性事絕對不比任何其他地方遜色。

《慾望德黑蘭》的作者瑪嘉．莎塔碧是一個十分特立獨行的伊朗女生，1969年出生的她在伊朗長大，歷經了國王被推翻、伊斯蘭革命、與伊拉克戰爭等等事件之後於2004年正式移居法國。儘管莎塔碧是個道地的伊朗人，不過人卻十分西化。由於她在自由派家庭長大，在家中她不但從來不披掛頭紗，甚至父母很早就教育子女不要相信政教合一的情勢，不要追隨宗教狂熱份子的腳步，要有獨立思考的能力，2002年她在法國出了《我在伊朗長大》一套四本繪本漫畫，這套自傳形式的漫畫中描述一個伊朗小女孩由對革命抱持熱情，但在戰爭中經歷了親人與朋友的死亡，因而對於政治情勢有了深刻的認識，為了自身安全，父母將她送到維也納求學。幾年之後小女孩學成回到伊朗，但是革命之後的伊朗人事全非，對於女性的壓迫比革命之前更烈，整個社會氣氛更趨保守，小女孩受到西方教育的洗禮，對於這種性別泛道德化的壓迫格外不能接受，這條返鄉之路讓她走得格外艱辛。《我在伊朗長大》大膽直言批判的圖文一出書就廣受矚目，榮獲法國安古蘭國際漫畫節最佳首版漫畫，接下來得獎不斷，並於2004年德國法蘭克福書展獲得最佳漫畫獎。

莎塔碧曾表示她是個「繪本小說家」，她的圖文風格遊走於漫畫、繪本與小說之間。《慾望德黑蘭》序幕畫得含蓄迂迴，但反諷意味十足——一個傳統的伊朗家庭午宴，男人高高在上，女人謙卑守禮，但是吃過飯之後男人去睡覺之後，做完家事的女人們開始進行男人止步的消遣，喝下午茶，說說女人私房話，「在別人背後說長道短，是最佳的心靈Spa」。至於女人私房話說些什麼呢？舉凡男人尺寸的長短、為了結婚乞靈巫術的女人、樂在當二奶的女人，一直到依舊盛行於伊朗的處女膜手術……辛辣的話題，恐怕那些睡午覺的男人們想到都會惡夢連連。

《在德黑蘭讀羅莉塔》中描述了伊朗女性在伊斯蘭統治之下種種不平等的遭遇，讀來令人熱血沸騰又感無奈，而在《慾望德黑蘭》中，這些女性受到的性別歧視依舊，但是她們用另外一種的方式反叛，這種反叛的精神，絕對是女性書寫顛覆力量的呈現。

Here, in one volume: Marjane Satrapi's best-selling, internationally acclaimed memoir-in-comic-strips.

Persepolis is the story of Satrapi's unforgettable childhood and coming of age within a large and loving family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution; of the contradictions between private and public life in a country plagued by political upheaval; of her high school years in Vienna facing the trials of adolescence far from her family; of her homecoming—both sweet and terrible; and, finally, of her self-imposed exile from her beloved homeland. It is the chronicle of a girlhood and adolescence at once outrageous and familiar, a young life entwined with the history of her country yet filled with the universal trials and joys of growing up.

Edgy, searingly observant, and candid, often heartbreaking but threaded throughout with raw humor and hard-earned wisdom— Persepolis is a stunning work from one of the most highly regarded, singularly talented graphic artists at work today.

Wise, often funny, sometimes heartbreaking, "Persepolis: The Story of Childhood" tells the story of Marjane Satrapi's life in Tehran from the ages of 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 child of radical Marxists, and the great-granddaughter of Iran's last emperor, Satrapi 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. Amidst the tragedy, Marjane's child's eye view adds immediacy and humour, and her story of a childhood at once outrageous and ordinary, beset by the unthinkable and yet buffered by an extraordinary and loving family, is immensely moving. It is also very beautiful; Satrapi's drawings have the power of the very best woodcuts. "Persepolis" ends on a cliffhanger in 1984, just as fourteen-year-old Marjane is leaving behind her home in Tehran, escaping fundamentalism and the war with Iraq to begin a new life in the West. In "Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return" 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 - "Persepolis 2" is also as clear-eyed and searing in its condemnation of fundamentalism and its cost to the human spirit. In its depiction of the universal trials of adolescent life and growing into adulthood - here compounded by being an outsider both abroad and at home, and by living in a state where you have no right to show your hair, wear make-up, run in public, date, or question authority - it's raw, honest, and incredibly illuminating.

“Chicken with Plums is a feast you’ll devour.”
— Newsweek
Acclaimed graphic artist Marjane Satrapi brings what has become her signature humor and insight, her keen eye and ear, to the heartrending story of a celebrated Iranian musician who gives up his life for music and love.
When Nasser Ali Khan, the author’s great-uncle, discovers that his beloved instrument is irreparably damaged, he takes to his bed, renouncing the world and all its pleasures. Over the course of the week that follows, we are treated to vivid scenes of his encounters with family and friends, flashbacks to his childhood, and flash-forwards to his children’s future. And as the pieces of his story fall into place, we begin to understand the breadth of his decision to let go of life.
The poignant story of one man, it is also stunningly universal—a luminous tale of life and death, and the courage and passion both require of us.

The great-granddaughter of Iran's last emperor and the daughter of ardent Marxists describes growing up in Tehran in a country plagued by political upheaval and vast contradictions between public and private life.

歐美文壇最耀眼的圖文才女

繼《慾望德黑蘭》，瑪嘉．莎塔碧（Marjane Satrapi）最新得獎力作

當一切遺憾無可挽回，他，選擇結束生命！

男主角：來吧，趕快動手吧！我已經等得不耐煩了。

死神：你嘛幫幫忙！還沒輪到你呢。

瑪嘉．莎塔碧是當今歐美文壇眾所矚目的才女，她以過人的才華，獲得全球媒體的一致讚譽與推薦。在這本最新出版的新書中，莎塔碧一如過去，把周遭親人的故事畫入書中。內容敘述一位寂寞中年男子，決心尋死的最後八天。書中將這八天分為八章，回顧男子的一生。

主角納瑟阿里是莎塔碧的家族長輩，他嗜琴如命，是伊朗德黑蘭一位小有名氣的演奏家。一天，太太在氣憤之下，把他珍愛的名琴摔壞，從那一刻起，納瑟阿里就對人生感到絕望。起初，他也試圖給自己一線希望，然而當遺憾無法挽回，他不吃不喝，躺在床上等死。漫漫長夜，他憶起自己人生的種種，有快樂、有哀傷、也有遺憾。

莎塔碧透過電影蒙太奇的手法，穿插他與周遭親人的過往，以及大家日後的際遇。故事看似憂傷，卻又像一齣悲喜劇，讓人在哭笑之間，看見人生的真相。

莎塔碧維持一貫幽默的敘述手法，配合黑白版畫式的圖畫風格，展現他無以倫比的創作魅力。無怪乎歐美文壇一致高度讚譽，本書更榮獲安古蘭漫畫首獎的殊榮，是一本不容錯過的當代圖文佳作。

在《我在伊朗長大３：捉迷藏》中，Marjane開始了她在維也納的生活。她住在奧地利由修女開設的宿舍中，與室友言語不通；孤獨的她設法融入學校生活，甚至作出崩妹打扮……　一方面擔心戰亂的祖國，另一方面要面對愛情煩惱與被誤解的痛苦，反叛的Marjane如何面對種種衝擊？
「Persepolis 我在伊朗長大」在法國推出時大獲好評，更先後在法國、比利時、德國等地獲得了多個?項。此書是Amazon網站長期暢銷漫畫，並將以十多種語言在世界各地出版。
「Persepolis 我在伊朗長大」全系列共四冊書，香港三聯書店首先於2005年1月推出此系列的首兩冊──《我在伊朗長大１：面紗》及《我在伊朗長大２：安息日》，兩書皆獲得大眾喜愛，並深得傳媒好評。三聯將於今年５月推出此系列的餘下兩冊──《我在伊朗長大３：捉迷藏》及《我在伊朗長大４：回家》。
作者簡介
瑪贊．莎塔碧 (Marjane Satrapi)於1969年出生於伊朗的雷什特(Rasht)。她在德黑蘭長大，在那裡的法語公立學校學習，之後去維也納，後又到斯特拉斯堡學習插圖藝術。她寫過幾本兒童讀物，創作的插圖發表在世界各地的報刊雜誌上，包括《紐約人》和《紐約時報》。目前她住在巴黎。
所獲?項
2001年 法國安古蘭國際漫畫節 心動獎 最佳首版漫畫
2001年 比利時布魯塞爾 Lion大獎 最佳首版漫畫
2002年 法國安古蘭國際漫畫節 法國國家 Info電台 年度最佳漫畫獎
2002年 法國安古蘭國際漫畫節 最佳劇情獎
2004年 美國 Harvey 獎 美國最佳外國出版
2004年 德國法蘭克福書展 最佳漫畫獎