Wise, often funny, sometimes heart-breaking, Persepolis tells the story of Marjane Satrapi's life in Tehran from the ages of six to fourteen, growing up during the Iranian Revolution.
The 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.
Amidst the tragedy, Marjane's child's eye view adds immediacy and humour, and her story of a childhood at once outrageous and ordinary,…
Afghanistan, 1975: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him. But neither of the boys can foresee what will happen to Hassan that afternoon, an event that is to shatter their lives. After the Russians invade and the family is forced to flee to America, Amir realises that one day he must return to Afghanistan under Taliban rule to find the one thing that his new world cannot grant him: redemption.
Soon to be a major film starring Will Smith, this is the inspiring rags-to-riches story of the charismatic Chris Gardner, a once homeless father who raised and cared for his son on the mean streets of San Francisco and then went on to become a crown prince of Wall Street. No sooner had Gardner landed an entry level position at a prestigious finance firm that he found himself faced with challenging circumstances that left him homeless with his toddler son. Instead of giving in to despair, he toiled until he made the astonishing transformation back to the boardroom.
In Search of Rain from Motel Qu to Pittsburgh, is a description of my life adventures, academic experiences, and my immigration; from the experience of living in war, poverty, and taking on various professions to help with the family economy, to my first romantic experiences and losing my life, imprisonment and exile, and finally emigrating to America as a health science scholar. In this book, I have invited the audience into my world and spoken of the experiences that shaped and directed my life: from my childhood in Motel Qu and the blossoming of my talent as a teenager, to my student life and my several years of residence in Tehran, and finally, my migration to America and discovery of myself as scientist in the field of molecular medicine. This book is an emotional, fascinating, and of course painful biography that recounts life in Iran in shocking detail of oppression, destruction, humiliation, and constant surveillance. In this book, I have narrated parts of my life in which I lived in very difficult situations, but I never despaired and did not stop trying under any circumstances and eventually became a successful scientist in the United States. In Search of Rain is a readable and enlightening work, and a deeply personal story of a man who, with effort and determination, was able to overcome the limitations and forced circumstances of fate to inspire and motivate people all around the world.
