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Embroideries
Marjane Satrapi
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Description for Embroideries
Paperback. Gathers together author's tough-talking grandmother, stoic mother, glamorous and eccentric aunt and their friends and neighbours for an afternoon of tea-drinking and talk. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 154.
From the bestselling author of Persepolis comes this humorous and enlightening look at the sex lives of Iranian women. Embroideries gathers together Marjane's tough-talking grandmother, stoic mother, glamorous and eccentric aunt and their friends and neighbours for an afternoon of tea-drinking and talk. Naturally, the subject turns to loves, sex and vagaries of men...
From the bestselling author of Persepolis comes this humorous and enlightening look at the sex lives of Iranian women. Embroideries gathers together Marjane's tough-talking grandmother, stoic mother, glamorous and eccentric aunt and their friends and neighbours for an afternoon of tea-drinking and talk. Naturally, the subject turns to loves, sex and vagaries of men...
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780224087407
SKU
V9780224087407
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Marjane Satrapi
Marjane 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 then Strasbourg to study illustration. She has written several children's books and her commentary and illustrations appear in newspapers and magazines around the world, including the New Yorker and the New York Times. She ... Read more
Reviews for Embroideries
This is a book to provoke and entertain
Peter Millar
The Times
Satrapi's drawings are sparing and highly stylised; she is able to render nuances of expression with simple, bold strokes... The stories are wittily told and show a side of life in Iran that is unknown to outsiders
Lydia Adetunji
Financial Times
A ... Read more
Peter Millar
The Times
Satrapi's drawings are sparing and highly stylised; she is able to render nuances of expression with simple, bold strokes... The stories are wittily told and show a side of life in Iran that is unknown to outsiders
Lydia Adetunji
Financial Times
A ... Read more