{"product_id":"woman-life-freedom-paperback-by-marjane-satrapi","title":"Woman, Life, Freedom Paperback by Marjane Satrapi","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                            \n                                \n                                    \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                                    \u003cul\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eSeven Stories Press\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2024-03-19)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e272\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781644214053\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e703.08\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9.96 x 7.23 x 0.75\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                                    \u003cbr\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner, ALA ALEX Award \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn urgent, groundbreaking and visually stunning new collection of graphic storytelling about the present Iranian revolution, using comics to show what would be censored in photos and film in Iran.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarjane Satrapi, author of \u003ci\u003ePersepolis\u003c\/i\u003e, returns to graphic art with this collaboration of over 20 activists, artists, journalists, and academics working together to depict the historic uprising, in solidarity with the Iranian people and in defense of feminism.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn September 13th 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA wave of protests soon spread through the whole country, and crowds adopted the slogan “Woman, Life, Freedom”—words that have been chanted around the world during solidarity rallies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn order to tell the story of this major revolution happening in her homeland, Marjane Satrapi has gathered together an array of journalists, activists, academics, artists, and writers from around the world to create this powerful collection of full-color, graphic-novel-style essays and perspectives that bear witness:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eContributing artists:\u003c\/b\u003e Joann Sfar, Coco, Mana Neyastani, Catel, Pascal Rabate, Patricia Bolanos, Paco Roca, Bahareh Akrami, Hippolyte, Shabnam Adiban, Lewis Trondheim, Winshluss, Touka Neyastani, Bee, Deloupy, Nicolas Wild, and Marjane Satrapi.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e3 expert perspectives on Iran:\u003c\/b\u003e long-time journalist for \u003ci\u003eLibération \u003c\/i\u003eand political scientist Jean-Pierre Perrin; researcher and Iran specialist Farid Vahid; and UC Berkeley historian Abbas Milani, Director of the Iranian Studies program at Stanford University.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWoman, Life, Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates that this is not an unexpected movement, but a major uprising in a long history of women who have wanted to affirm their rights. It will continue.\n                                    \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARJANE SATRAPI\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003ePersepolis\u003c\/i\u003e, is an autobiographical series that sold more than two million copies and won international awards. After writing two other prize-winning books (\u003ci\u003eEmbroidery\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChicken with Plums\u003c\/i\u003e), she devoted herself to cinema and painting. Her first two films are adaptations of her works: the animated film Persepolis, which received two Cesar awards and was nominated for an Oscar, and her film Poulet aux prunes, which won awards in Abu Dhabi and Sao Paulo.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUNA DIMITRIJEVIĆ\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Bosnia, grew up in Scotland, and now lives in France. She translates from Serbo-Croat and French into English. Her translations of \u003ci\u003eThe Mental Load: A Feminist Comic \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Emotional Load and Other Invisible Stuff \u003c\/i\u003ewere published by Seven Stories Press in 2018 and 2020.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJEAN-PIERRE PERRIN\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist, war correspondent, and reporter who covers the Near and Middle East, and currently the Iran correspondent for Médiapart. His books have been awarded the\u003cbr\u003eGrand Prix des Lectrices de Elle and the Joseph Kessel Prize.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFARID VAHID\u003c\/b\u003e is an Iranian political scientist. He graduated from the University of Tehran in electrical engineering and from Sciences Po Lyon in international relations. He now lives in Paris where he is director of the Observatory of North Africa and the Middle East of the Jean Jaurès Foundation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eABBAS MALEKZADEH MILANI\u003c\/b\u003e is an Iranian-American historian. He is a visiting professor of political science and director of the Iranian Studies Program at Stanford University. He is also a researcher and co-director of the Democracy in Iran Project at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributing artists, including four Iranians. Joann Sfar, Coco, Mana Neyastani, Catel, Pascal Rabate, Patricia Bolanos, Paco Roca, Bahareh Akrami, Hippolyte, Shabnam Adiban, Lewis Trondheim, Winshluss, Touka Neyastani, Bee, Deloupy, Nicolar Wild, Hamoun. 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