{"product_id":"persepolis-2-the-story-of-a-return","title":"Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return","description":"\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe fascinating continuation of the best-selling\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePersepolis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, “one of the freshest and most original memoirs of our day” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLos Angeles Times).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMarjane Satrapi dazzles with her heartrending graphic memoir about growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 1984, Marjane flees fundamentalism and the war with Iraq to begin a new life in Vienna. Once 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 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs funny and poignant as its predecessor, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePersepolis 2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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","brand":"Dragon's Lair Comics and Fantasy Houston TX","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265954959640,"sku":"9780375714665","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0298\/9473\/8025\/files\/9780375714665_p0_v1_s1200x630.jpg?v=1692028608","url":"https:\/\/odinsplace.com\/products\/persepolis-2-the-story-of-a-return","provider":"Odin's Place","version":"1.0","type":"link"}