{"product_id":"9780099523994","title":"Persepolis I \u0026 II","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Satrapi, Marjane \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eBiography: general\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 6 March 2008 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 352 pages, Black and white throughout\u003cbr\u003e129 x 197 x 31 | 310g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWise, often funny, sometimes heart-breaking, Persepolis tells the story of Marjane Satrapi's life in Tehran , growing up during the Iranian Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe intelligent and outspoken child of radical Marxists, and the great-grandaughter of Iran's last emperor, Satrapi bears witness to a childhood uniquely entwined with the history of her country. Persepolis paints an unforgettable portrait of daily life in Iran and of the bewildering contradictions between home life and public life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmidst the tragedy, Marjane's child's eye view adds immediacy and humour, and her story of a childhood at once outrageous and ordinary, beset by the unthinkable and yet buffered by an extraordinary and loving family, is immensely moving.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The magic of Marjane Satrapi's work is that it can condense a whole country's tragedy into one poignant, funny scene after another' Independent on Sunday**ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY**\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43925197455619,"sku":"9780099523994","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9780099523994_245ce26b-eadf-49df-96f1-e912f12889de.jpg?v=1731404227","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.live\/products\/9780099523994","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}