Wise, often funny, sometimes heartbreaking, "Persepolis: The Story of a 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.
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MIFF Books 2008
Let the Right One In
$24.95 – Paperback / Text Publishing Co
Oskar lives with his mum in a high rise building in the western suburbs of Stockholm. It's the early eighties and he likes listening to Kiss on his walkman, solving puzzles and pasting grisly murder stories from the newspaper... Buy or find out more→
Persepolis I and II
$19.95 – Paperback / Vintage
Wise, often funny, sometimes heartbreaking, "Persepolis: The Story of a 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... Buy or find out more→
Gonzo: The Life of Hunter S. Thompson
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Few American lives are stranger or wilder than that of Hunter S. Thompson. Born a rebel in Kentucky, Thompson spent a lifetime channelling his energy into such landmark works as Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - and his... Buy or find out more→
In Memoriam to Identity
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A novel which draws on and solves both classic texts and Americana. For Rimbaud, it is the agony of love that confirms his identity, while his lover Verlaine is reluctant to sacrifice the facade of a bourgeois marriage for the... Buy or find out more→
Bodies of Work: Essays
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Kathy Acker's essays cover a range of subjects, from body-building, through politics and science fiction, to the work of contemporary artists and philosophers. They offer insight into broader issues and figures, including... Buy or find out more→
Persepolis
Persepolis Box Set
$41.95 – Hardback
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood Wise, funny, and heartbreaking, "Persepolis" is Marjane Satrapi’ s memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. In powerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi... Buy or find out more→
Persepolis I and II
$19.95 – Paperback / Vintage
Wise, often funny, sometimes heartbreaking, "Persepolis: The Story of a 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... Buy or find out more→
Persepolis Dvd
$12.95
"Persepolis" is the poignant story of a young girl in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. It is through the eyes of precocious and outspoken nine year old Marjane that we see a people's hopes dashed as fundamentalists take... Buy or find out more→