{"product_id":"persepolis-2-story-of-a-return-112000","title":"Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"a-size-large a-spacing-none\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-large product-title-word-break\"\u003ePersepolis 2: The Story of a Return (Pantheon Graphic Library)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe fascinating continuation of the best-selling\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePersepolis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, “one of the freshest and most original memoirs of our day” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eLos Angeles Times). Marjane\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e Satrapi dazzles with her heartrending graphic memoir about growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1984, Marjane flees fundamentalism and the war with Iraq to begin a new life in Vienna. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnce 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinding 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs funny and poignant as its predecessor, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePersepolis 2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"books-entity-teaser\"\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarjane Satrapi was born in 1969 in Rasht, Iran. She grew up in Tehran, where she studied at the French school, before leaving for Vienna and Strasbourg to study decorative arts. She is also the author of several children's books.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e192 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2.31 pounds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6.09 x 0.6 x 8.87 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48880502243584,"sku":"112000","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0188\/3776\/files\/615nYhbeDpL._SL1200_copy.png?v=1782165015","url":"https:\/\/asianartmuseumstore.myshopify.com\/products\/persepolis-2-story-of-a-return-112000","provider":"Cha May Ching Museum Boutique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}