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Embroideries
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...more
Paperback, 144 pages
Published
April 18th 2006
by Pantheon
(first published January 1st 2003)
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Reading this graphic novel was like being invited to tea with a group of Iranian women, except that the talk turned (interestingly enough) to arranged marriages, cheating husbands, and faking your virginity. The images strengthened the words in such a way that when I was done reading it I actually felt like I knew and had spent a little time with these women.
It's interesting, because their conversation makes it seem like they have some power (while living under harsh social restrictions) but as...more
It's interesting, because their conversation makes it seem like they have some power (while living under harsh social restrictions) but as...more
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I was disappointed by Marjane Satrapi's follow up to the fantastic two volume "Persepolis".
In "Embroideries", the setting is an after-dinner tea party between several women of different ages telling their stories abut love and sex. The potential is fantastic to really delve into the beliefs and traditions surrounding these topics. But rather than tell the complete stories with depth, she merely flits over them, so that you get a taste but little substance. She tells the stories of about 7 women...more
In "Embroideries", the setting is an after-dinner tea party between several women of different ages telling their stories abut love and sex. The potential is fantastic to really delve into the beliefs and traditions surrounding these topics. But rather than tell the complete stories with depth, she merely flits over them, so that you get a taste but little substance. She tells the stories of about 7 women...more
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Separuh buku ini bikin ketawa kepingkal-pingkal, karena bener banget dan lucu juga. Setengah lagi gak gitu ngerti karena masih di bawah umur, hahaha.
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Aku tadinya tidak terlalu memperhatikan perkembangan dunia graphic-novel. Aku sekedar punya, baca, dan suka. Namun lama kelamaan koleksi graphic-novelku bertambah banyak. Buku Marji, panggilan akrab Marjane Satrapi ini, membuatku sadar, aku ternyata menyukai genre graphic-novel.
Embroideries sangat sederhana. Marji menceritakan dan menggambar tent...more
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Aku tadinya tidak terlalu memperhatikan perkembangan dunia graphic-novel. Aku sekedar punya, baca, dan suka. Namun lama kelamaan koleksi graphic-novelku bertambah banyak. Buku Marji, panggilan akrab Marjane Satrapi ini, membuatku sadar, aku ternyata menyukai genre graphic-novel.
Embroideries sangat sederhana. Marji menceritakan dan menggambar tent...more
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Story about various Iranian women. They're sit back and relax in the afternoon while sipping a hot cup of tea. But not just that, they all have a tale to tell.
And the story begin...
"To speak behind others' backs is the ventilator of the heart."
Huwahahaha...
Pertama-tama ketika nge-mark as to read gw pernah komen "Mari ngebordir" , yang dikasi komen sama Lita di message #1 dan saya ngasi komen "wah, rok mini mah cepet keknya ngebordirnya, siap lah" di message #2. Nah, setelah beres membaca buk...more
And the story begin...
"To speak behind others' backs is the ventilator of the heart."
Huwahahaha...
Pertama-tama ketika nge-mark as to read gw pernah komen "Mari ngebordir" , yang dikasi komen sama Lita di message #1 dan saya ngasi komen "wah, rok mini mah cepet keknya ngebordirnya, siap lah" di message #2. Nah, setelah beres membaca buk...more
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The embroideries of the book’s title refer to the surgical restoration of one’s vagina to a state similar to that of a virgin. Whether this includes hymen reconstruction or merely the tightening of an age-and-use-worn genitalia, Satrapi’s book never makes clear. In the end, it doesn’t really matter, probably. What is equally unclear is the reason for naming her extended anecdote in this way. Really, I just don’t know.
Embroideries covers the ground of a single afternoon’s conversation between ten...more
Embroideries covers the ground of a single afternoon’s conversation between ten...more
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Seumur hidup gw, baru kali ini deh menyengaja beli komik—eh, boong deh, pas jaman SD gw koleksi komik Candy-Candy lengkap kok, malah nomor 5 dan 6 punya dobel gara-gara ada yang ngasih. Tepatnya, baru kali ini gw dengan penuh kerelaan beli novel semodel komik. Betewe, novel grafis tuh sama ama komik ga sih? Secara isinya gambar melulu dilengkapi balon kata-kata, menurut gw sih sama hehehe… tapi di plastik pembungkus bukunya sih dibilang novel grafis. Harganya lumayan juga, euy, untuk ukuran komi...more
In Marjane Satrapi's latest book, Embroideries, she takes on the sex lives of Iranian women. Like in her past books the author brings to life colorful, lively women who discuss their most inner secrets about men, love, and "getting your virginity back," as where the title of the book comes from. The stories range from a woman getting plastic surgery to keep her man interested in her to another woman who finds out her husband is gay only after her arranged marriage to him. The stories are funny,...more
Really good graphic novel. I haven't read her other stuff but I'd really like to now after reading this. It's nice because you can read this in a few hours. The stories that are told between the women talking are really interesting and deal with a lot of social issues. Her drawings are interesting to look at as well, she has a talent for it.
ha! akhirnya nemu juga buku ini setelah mencari-cari agak lama (nyarinya di bagian graphic novel, nemunya di bagian novel biasa). Lumayanlah, tapi aku lebih suka persepolis dari segi topik. Bordir ini lebih fokus ke masalah perempuan saja, kalo persepolis kan ada sejarah iran, ada pergulatan keagamaan, dll. Yah 3,5 bintang...:-)
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Embroideries – 4.5 Stars
What happens when 10 women get together in a room – Embroideries.
Whoever has grown up in joint family amongst grandmothers, sisters, mothers, cousins and aunts – will know how it is when all of them get together under one roof. The conversations and gossips, the experiences and tips, the bitching and men bashing, mother in laws and weddings, bedroom secrets and child births... the list is long but whole lots of fun. There is not much difference between Persian and Indian...more
What happens when 10 women get together in a room – Embroideries.
Whoever has grown up in joint family amongst grandmothers, sisters, mothers, cousins and aunts – will know how it is when all of them get together under one roof. The conversations and gossips, the experiences and tips, the bitching and men bashing, mother in laws and weddings, bedroom secrets and child births... the list is long but whole lots of fun. There is not much difference between Persian and Indian...more
Brief, gossipy exploration of the sexual morality of young and old women living in Iran. Pithy banter and sharp wit about marriage, love, and sex is not quite enough to push this into the three star category. But almost.
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For anyone who doesn't know, and "embroidery" is when they stitch up yer hyman so it seems like you're a virgin again! (oh my!!) If that's not enough to make you read this, I don't know what is. Just as great as Satrapi's other books, this one is a series of little vingiettes involving stories of sex, scandal, etc in her extended family of female friends and relations. A highlight: a girl loses it before her wedding (a huuuge deal in traditional Iran) and tries to "fake" her virginity with a lit...more
A series of vignettes, almost, about women's lives in Iran, connected by bridging segments of after-dinner tea and conversation with Satrapi's mother, grandmother, and their relatives and friends. The embroideries of the title do NOT have to do with arts and crafts, but rather refer to what some Iranian women do to, um, regain their virginities. (OW!) This book is seemingly lighter than either volume of Persepolis, but there's an underlying weight and seriousness, and Satrapi as usual is great...more
Oct 25, 2011
El Templo de las Mil Puertas
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"Si te suena el nombre de Marjane Satrapi, será por su conocida novela gráfica Persépolis, pero esta historietista iraní tiene más obras publicadas. Si en Persépolis, obra autobiográfica, nos narra las dificultades de vivir bajo un estado teocrático, en Bordados se centra en las dificultades que tienen las mujeres en este tipo de regímenes. Es este cómic, Marjane Satrapi nos abre las puertas del universo femenino iraní. La historia es un duro retrato sobre la situación de la mujer en Oriente Med...more
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-Sometimes funny, and sometimes quite horrifying but all rather eye-opening. I was really impressed by how much Iranian culture, history, and humour could be infused into what amounted to be a simple, every-day gathering of Iranian woman having tea and a "gap-shap" (gossip)… The women talk about first loves, sex, arranged marriages, forced marriages and husbands in general.
-I was quite surprised by how modern and forward thinking some of the women were — having plastic surgery, taking l...more
-Sometimes funny, and sometimes quite horrifying but all rather eye-opening. I was really impressed by how much Iranian culture, history, and humour could be infused into what amounted to be a simple, every-day gathering of Iranian woman having tea and a "gap-shap" (gossip)… The women talk about first loves, sex, arranged marriages, forced marriages and husbands in general.
-I was quite surprised by how modern and forward thinking some of the women were — having plastic surgery, taking l...more
Marjane Satrapi's confessional memoir Persepolis is one of my favorite graphic novels, so I was excited to dive into this little book when I found it at my local library. (And I do stress that it is "little"--I finished it in about an hour-and-a-half, and I'm a slow reader.)
Much like Persepolis, Embroideries paints the author's life in vivid detail; though rather than walking readers through autobiographical experiences over the course of many years, Embroideries lasts merely an evening. After a...more
Much like Persepolis, Embroideries paints the author's life in vivid detail; though rather than walking readers through autobiographical experiences over the course of many years, Embroideries lasts merely an evening. After a...more
Awalnya, saya cukup bimbang saat akan memutuskan menyematkan tiga bintang atau empat bintang untuk Bordir (Embroideries). Jika dibandingkan dengan Revolusi Iran (Persepolis 1) dan Chicken with Plums, jelas Bordir tampak menyapa kudapan ringan di sore hari. Sedangkan dua buku lain yang saya sebutkan tadi merupakan buku dengan isu nasional yang berat dan satunya lagi dengan kejiwaan pamannya yang depresi karena tar-nya rusak.
Saat dibandingkan dengan karya Marjane yang lain, tiga bintang cukup tepa...more
Saat dibandingkan dengan karya Marjane yang lain, tiga bintang cukup tepa...more
Aug 07, 2012
Harlan Rosen
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3 of 5 stars
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Recommends it for:
Gossips.
Shelves:
graphic-novels
At first, I had a hard time granting stars to this book because I was judging it relative to other books. But it is not like other books, particularly because it lacks a typical plot structure. To clarify my thoughts and establish an opinion on the work, I read other reviews and picked up many of these thoughts from others.
The dialogue and characters are funny, but, as one user noted, some of the desperate measures these women take to attract or get revenge on their lovers are saddening. However...more
The dialogue and characters are funny, but, as one user noted, some of the desperate measures these women take to attract or get revenge on their lovers are saddening. However...more
Ever wanted to listen to a bunch of Iranian women riff on their love lives? Wait no more.
That's a simplistic overview of this book, but the book doesn't really set out to be overtly profound, either.
Satrapi uses her engaging black-and-white drawings to illustrate a conversation of her women relatives discussing their first loves, losing their virginity, their marriages to horrible men, and sexual misadventures. The stories are told by various women of varying age with different attitudes towar...more
That's a simplistic overview of this book, but the book doesn't really set out to be overtly profound, either.
Satrapi uses her engaging black-and-white drawings to illustrate a conversation of her women relatives discussing their first loves, losing their virginity, their marriages to horrible men, and sexual misadventures. The stories are told by various women of varying age with different attitudes towar...more
Jun 07, 2012
Margie
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4 of 5 stars
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Recommends it for:
women
Shelves:
biographies-memoirs
Hmm...which shelf to file this on? Between this and The Proof of the Honey, I need only one more book before I add a "Arab-not-quite-erotica" shelf.
This isn't erotica, of course. There's nothing even remotely erotic about older Iranian women sitting around laughing about being married off as teenagers to old men, or about how funny-looking penises are. I could almost add this to my "humor" shelf instead. Reading it was like joining a bunch of women friends or sisters and chatting about virginity...more
This isn't erotica, of course. There's nothing even remotely erotic about older Iranian women sitting around laughing about being married off as teenagers to old men, or about how funny-looking penises are. I could almost add this to my "humor" shelf instead. Reading it was like joining a bunch of women friends or sisters and chatting about virginity...more
In this graphic-novel style book, several women gather over after-dinner tea to "ventilate the heart," that is talk about the trials and tribulations of courtship and marriage in a culture where the sexes are far from equal, as well as to dish the dirt on some friends and acquaintances who are not present. Each woman has a story to tell that illuminates the sexual politics of a certain class of modern-day Iranians by revealing the secrets hidden by their socially respectable behavior. Marjane, t...more
This is a quick, entertaining, and enlightening read. Not as prolific as Persepolis, and I know it won't stick with me like Persepolis did, which is why I knocked it down to 4 stars. However, I don't think Embroideries really attempts to "match" Satrapi's larger work, and for what it is--and what it tries to be--I think it's an excellent little book. Embroideries examines one facet of the lives of Iranian women, namely sexuality, and the various topics that go along with it: virginity, marriage,...more
Suite au succès retentissant de l'adaptation au cinéma de son oeuvre autobiographique Persepolis, tout le monde connaît désormais Marjane Satrapi. Sur les conseils de mon libraire, j'ai fait l'acquisition de ce petit volume nommé Broderies. C'est, selon lui, l'un des cadeaux qu'il conseille le plus souvent lorsqu'un client souhaite faire un cadeau à une dame. Et il rajoute, c'est bien mieux que toutes ces co....ies que dessinent les blogueuses (je n'y suis pour rien je cite). Hé oui il est comme...more
awal na bingung dengan judul na. bordir. kirain diskusi selama kisah ini berlangsung ketika acara membordir bersama, atau mungkin kegiatan membordir (yang notabene kebanyakan dikerjakan oleh perempuan) membuat para perempuan ini saling bercerita, ngobrol dengan peserta lain. ternyata... jauh banget hubungan na.
kegiatan ini dilakukan bukan saat membaut bordir tapi saat minum teh. dan bordir di sini menggunakan media yang berbeda. tidak hanya sekedar obrolan, tapi kalau dicermati lebih lagi...
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kegiatan ini dilakukan bukan saat membaut bordir tapi saat minum teh. dan bordir di sini menggunakan media yang berbeda. tidak hanya sekedar obrolan, tapi kalau dicermati lebih lagi...
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Embroideries is an interesting, and often funny look into a group of Iranian women chattering about their lives, loves, and sexual histories. Taken from some of the characters we know from Persepolis, there is a feeling of already knowing some of the characters introduced in the story, and there is a sense of irony and satire built into the stories they tell, as the women go around the circle, bemoaning their lost loves, nagging husbands, and sexual dissatisfaction. One key theme that ran throug...more
Marjane Satrapi is the author of widely known graphic memoir "Persepolis" (which I am yet to read). Looking through my library catalog, another title of hers caught my eye - "Embroideries." Naturally, I was captivated by the synopsis - "gloriously entertaining and enlightening look into the sex lives of Iranian women" - and had to check it out.
Well, the book didn't quite live up to this synopsis. You will not find any explosive or controversial details of Iranian women's sex lives. Rather, it wa...more
Well, the book didn't quite live up to this synopsis. You will not find any explosive or controversial details of Iranian women's sex lives. Rather, it wa...more
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Dec 05, 2009
D.M.
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Recommends it for:
women
Shelves:
graphic-novels
I picked up this little book, a graphic novel, for some light entertainment and I was not disappointed, for it contained more in its pages than what I had thought. I was aware of the author because of the movie made by the author's other graphic novel 'Persepolis' I have not seen that movie but after reading 'Embroideries' I wouldn't mind seeing that.
It surprised me that there was so much insight to be found in 'Embroideries' - a title that pertains to the stories of its characters: Iranian woma...more
It surprised me that there was so much insight to be found in 'Embroideries' - a title that pertains to the stories of its characters: Iranian woma...more
Pinjem dari Mas Wiro(tomo), dibaca ngebut waktu acara jelajah Giganto.
Entah kenapa, aku justru ngeliat obrolan seperti itu (seks, operasi plastik, keperawanan, dll) sebagai hal biasa. Dan melihat para ibu yang bediskusi itu gak sebagai ngegosip belaka. Tapi bingung juga memaknainya kek apa. Mungkin, sharing pengalaman dan menceritakan pengalaman hidup orang lain yang tidak datang dalam diskusi santai itu, hehe. Obrolannya pun bagi saya tidak vulgar2 amat. Namun alasan saya memberi bintang lima k...more
Entah kenapa, aku justru ngeliat obrolan seperti itu (seks, operasi plastik, keperawanan, dll) sebagai hal biasa. Dan melihat para ibu yang bediskusi itu gak sebagai ngegosip belaka. Tapi bingung juga memaknainya kek apa. Mungkin, sharing pengalaman dan menceritakan pengalaman hidup orang lain yang tidak datang dalam diskusi santai itu, hehe. Obrolannya pun bagi saya tidak vulgar2 amat. Namun alasan saya memberi bintang lima k...more
Ketika para wanita bertemu dalam satu kesempatan dan saling bertukar cerita satu dengan lainnya biasanya selalu menjadi obrolan yang menarik dan tak berkesudahan, berbagai topik bisa dibicarakan mulai dari cerita diri sendiri hingga kisah orang lain yang biasanya disertai bumbu-bumbu cerita yang membuat obrolan semakin seru. Tak heran obrolan ini bisa meluas ke berbagai topik dan membuat mereka betah duduk berjam-jam sambil bercerita hingga lupa waktu.
Apakah obrolan yang sering disebut gosip ini...more
Apakah obrolan yang sering disebut gosip ini...more
Much more light than Persepolis, Embroideries was fun to read, somewhat of a cross between My Big Fat Greek Wedding and a "Desperate Housewives" slumber party. Satrapi does a great job capturing the funny, gossipy nature of just hanging around with family and close friends telling amusing stories. In this case, the stories just happen to be about things like girls and women losing their virginities, getting divorced, becoming mistresses, and getting plastic surgery.
While I'd be afraid that unin...more
While I'd be afraid that unin...more
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Marjane Satrapi (Persian: مرجان ساتراپی) is an Iranian-born French contemporary graphic novellist, illustrator, animated film director, and children's book author. Apart from her native tongue Farsi, she speaks English, Swedish, German, French and Italian.
Satrapi grew up in Tehran in a family which was involved with communist and socialist movements in Iran prior to the Iranian Revolution. She att...more
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Satrapi grew up in Tehran in a family which was involved with communist and socialist movements in Iran prior to the Iranian Revolution. She att...more
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“To speak behind others' backs is the ventilator of the heart.”
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