PERSEPOLIS 2: THE STORY OF A RETURN

New York City, NY: Pantheon Books, 2004. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/As New Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Pantheon Books, 2004. Hardcover. As New/As New. First Edition/First Printing. 187 pages. The author/graphic artist's second memoir in graphic novel form. The sequel to her breakthrough debut, "Persepolis". One of the greatest books of our time. The first appearance of the title in English and in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only that sold out upon publication. The book remains available in innumerable subsequent printings. The First Edition is now rare. A dazzling production by Marjane Satrape and Jean-Christophe Menu: Regular-sized volume format. Pictorial hard boards with black titles on spine, as issued. Graphic art and text by Marjane Satrapi. The production values are outstanding in every respect. In pictorial DJ, which has a die-cut in the center, and white titles on the cover and spine, as issued. The die-cut reveals Marjane Satrapi (as depicted by herself) on the hard boards. Presents, in its First Edition format, Marjane Satrapi's "Persepolis 2". Her second masterpiece. Marjane Satrapi first dazzled us with "Persepolis", her memoir-in-comic-strip about growing up in Iran. This sequel to her riveting story is deeper, and in many ways, better. In 1984, Marjane started a new life in Europe. Once there, she "faced the trials of adolescence. While she soon carved out a place for herself among a group of fellow outsiders, she continued to struggle for a sense of belonging. Marjane returned to Iran. Her difficult homecoming forced her to confront the changes both she and her country have undergone. The state-sanctioned repression eventually lead her to ask herself whether she has a future in Iran" (Publisher's blurb). She does not. "Persepolis 2" is a searing condemnation of the human cost of Islamic fundamentalism. As such, it has no comparable equal. Marjane Satrapi is now a Paris-based French citizen. An absolute "must-have" title for Marjane Satrapi collectors. This copy is very boldly, beautifully, and uniquely signed and inscribed in black pen-marker in Farsi ("Iranian") on the title page by the author: "I'm coming to visit you, Marjane Satrapi" . It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. This title is a great book. As far as we know, this is the only such signed and inscribed copy of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing (American) available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. It is the single most beautiful signed copy we have ever seen. Please note: Almost ALL other copies available online are in innumerable subsequent printings even if their dealers don't say so. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed copy thus. Winner of the Fernando Buesa Blanco Prize in Spain and the American Library Association Award for "Persepolis". One of the most brilliant writer/graphic artists of our time. A fine collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER MARJANE SATRAPI TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0375422889.