false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166022598m/9517.jpg 9517 14 Picking up the thread where her debut memoir-in-comics concluded, <I>Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return</I> details Marjane Satrapi's experiences as a young Iranian woman cast abroad by political turmoil in her native country. Older, if not exactly wiser, Marjane reconciles her upbringing in war-shattered Tehran with new surroundings and friends in Austria. Whether living in the company of nuns or as the sole female in a house of eight gay men, she creates a niche for herself with friends and acquaintances who feel equally uneasy with their place in the world. <p> After a series of unfortunate choices and events leave her literally living in the street for three months, Marjane decides to return to her native Iran. Here, she is reunited with her family, whose liberalism and emphasis on Marjane's personal worth exert as strong an influence as the eye-popping wonders of Europe. Having grown accustomed to recreational drugs, partying, and dating, Marjane now dons a veil and adjusts to a society officially divided by gender and guided by fundamentalism. Emboldened by the example of her feisty grandmother, she tests the bounds of the morality enforced on the streets and in the classrooms. With a new appreciation for the political and spiritual struggles of her fellow Iranians, she comes to understand that "one person leaving her house while asking herself, 'is my veil in place?' no longer asks herself 'where is my freedom of speech?'" <p> Satrapi's starkly monochromatic drawing style and the keenly observed facial expressions of her characters provide the ideal graphic environment from which to appeal to our sympathies. Bereft of fine detail, this graphic novel guides the reader's attention instead toward a narrative rich with empathy. Don't be fooled by the glowering self-portrait of the author on the back flap; it's nearly impossible to read <I>Persepolis 2</I> without feeling warmth toward Marjane Satrapi. <I>--Ryan Boudinot</I> 6127168 book 2001 Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return total:7097|5:2656|4:2980|3:1237|2:197|1:27| 7097 29332 8847 674 2 5 false false Tue Jun 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 10:07:19 -0700 2008 Tue May 05 09:33:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 3 false false Wed Dec 03 20:18:17 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 20:31:19 -0800 2008 Sayang banget anak yang cerdas dan penuh bakat ini harus melewati banyak kesalahan sebelum akhirnya menemukan jalannya.

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this installment finds marji in austria, where she is shuttled from place to place, getting her french education, while her family and friends remain in tehran.

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They are a stunningly beautiful story of a girl growing up. People talk about the politics, the history and all of that... Yeah, that stuff is there, but ultimately its a st...more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Mar 10 15:43:55 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 18 01:11:24 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Wed Apr 08 21:56:35 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 14:48:56 -0700 2009 4 1 false false Thu Jan 17 06:45:42 -0800 2008 Wed Jul 15 13:19:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 03 13:28:01 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 14:57:57 -0800 2009
I re-read this last week and what can I say ? This series gets no less wonderful on the second (or was it my third ?) reading… It is so many things into one!

A wonderful Graphic novel for a start. I love all graphic novels and more gene...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Oct 21 01:25:50 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 01:37:00 -0700 2009
Tahun-tahun itu dipenuhi dengan perang Irak-Iran. Betapa perang itu sangat mengerikan. Misalnya saja, orang-orang yang terluka karena senjata ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 19 09:04:28 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 09:04:54 -0700 2009
Once again Satrapi uses the graphic ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jul 10 13:41:51 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 13:41:58 -0700 2009
The farther we progress into the early 2000s, the more convinced I am of how in the future,...more...]]> 5 2 false false Sun Apr 12 18:30:40 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 18:39:42 -0700 2009 young ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Mar 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 08:20:48 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 10:44:03 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 05:02:43 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 13:50:56 -0700 2009 ini nih yang dialami si gadis Iran Marji sewaktu kepindahannya ke Austria. walaupun sejatinya pergi untuk sekolah, ia berteman dengan teman-teman punk, teler, tripping, dan pesta-pesta aneh yang bertaburan ciuman.
perpindahan tempat tinggalnya juga karena hal2 yang konyol, ke...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Feb 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 10 06:36:55 -0800 2008 Wed Apr 02 12:45:08 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=9517