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2) Persepolis 2
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
1st Amer. ed.
Physical Desc
187 p. : chiefly ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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Formats
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Physical Desc
341 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Persepolis is the story of Marjane Satrapi's childhood and coming of age within a large and loving family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution; of the contradictions between private life 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....
4) Embroideries
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
1v. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Formats
Author
Publisher
Seven Stories Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
268 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"On September 13, 2022, a young Iranian student, Mahsa Amini, was arrested by the morality police in Tehran. Her only crime was that she wasn't properly wearing the headscarf required for women by the Islamic Republic. At the police station, she was beaten so badly she had to be taken to the hospital, where she fell into a deep coma. She died three days later. A wave of protests soon spread through the whole country, and crowds adopted the slogan...
Author
Publisher
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
Sound disc : digital, mono, ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In 1984, [the author] flees fundamentalism and the war with Iraq to attend high school in Vienna, where she faces the trials of adolescence far from her friends and family.... After graduation, [she] returns to Iran. 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. Life begins to brighter once [the author] finds a group...
8) The voices
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Jerry is that chipper guy clocking the nine-to-five at a bathtub factory, with the offbeat charm of anyone who could use a few friends. With the help of his court-appointed psychiatrist, he pursues his office crush. However, the relationship takes a sudden, murderous turn after she stands him up for a date. Guided by his evil talking cat and benevolent talking dog, Jerry must decide whether to keep striving for normalcy, or indulge in a much more...
9) Persepolis
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family. Their long dream is realized when the hated Shah is defeated in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. Now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, Marji grows up to witnesses first hand how the new Iran has become a repressive tyranny on its own. With Marji dangerously refusing to remain silent at this injustice, her parents send her abroad to Vienna to study....
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2013
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 91 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
Nasser-Ali Khan appears to care more about his career than his family, but there is more to him than just the surface. After his beloved violin breaks, he sets out to replace it with his son's help. But when he cannot replace the instrument, he decides that the only solution to his sorrow is death. As he lies in bed waiting to die, his wife provides him with delicacies, such as chicken and plums, to help him find a reason to live again. Along the...
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xvi, 209 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Expand your reading list and stand against literary censorship with this one-year reading challenge and book journal! Featuring 52 modern and classic books that have been challenged or banned, from The Hunger Games to Maus, this book log includes ALA's insights into each title as well as writing prompts for further reflection. A perfect holiday stocking stuffer, birthday present, or gift for bibliophiles, librarians, teachers and educators, activists,...
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