Memoirist of Iran's Isalamic Revolution told in graphic novel form delivers the 2008 Baldwin Lecture in Humanities. Book signing will follow. Information: www.ndm.edu or 410-532-5516.

"Marjane Satrapi discusses her best-selling graphic memoir, "Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood," at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 2, at the Alden Theatre. Free tickets will be available at the Alden Theatre beginning at 7 p.m. the evening of the event. Limit four tickets per person, first come, first ... (περισσότερα)served. Books will be available for sale and signing courtesy of Borders. For details, call 703-324-8428, TTY: 711." (mcleancenter.org)

Marjane Satrapi, internationally celebrated Iranian graphic novelist/memoirist, is the author of the critically acclaimed Persepolis and Persepolis 2. The books, often compared to Art Spiegelman’s Maus, tell the story of growing up in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution and the ... (περισσότερα)war with Iraq, then fleeing Iran to end up in Paris. Sandra Cisneros describes Persepolis as “part history book, part Scheherazade, astonishing . . . it gave me hope for humanity in these unkind times.” Gloria Steinem says, “You’ve never seen anything like Persepolis-—Marjane Satrapi may have given us a new genre.” The New York Times Book Review calls it “delectable ... dances with drama and insouciant wit.” An animated film adaptation of Persepolis premiered at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, at which applause for the film lasted for more than 15 minutes; the film is slated to open in the U.S. in January 2008. Satrapi’s other works include Embroideries, Chicken and Plums, and several children’s books, including Monsters are Afraid of the Moon. (Please note—her presentation will be a talk about her work, not a reading, followed by a booksale and signing.) Tickets: $10 all seats, on sale at www.inprinthouston.org starting January 3rd.

UCLA Live Exclusive “[Reading Lolita…is] a stirring account of the pleasures and deepening of consciousness that result from an encounter with great literature and with an inspired teacher.” —Susan Sontag Azar Nafisi is best known as the author of the national bestseller Reading Lolita ... (περισσότερα)in Tehran: A Memoir in Books, a moving and often harrowing portrait of the Islamic revolution in Iran and an incisive exploration of the transformative powers of fiction in a world of tyranny. The New York Times best-seller has been translated in 32 languages, earning numerous awards and critical adulation. Expelled from the University of Tehran in 1981 for refusing to wear the veil, Nafisi is a powerful advocate for gender reform, and women’s role in the move towards an open society in Iran. She left Iran for America in 1997, where she currently lives and teaches at Johns Hopkins University. Nafisi will be joined in discussion by fellow Iranian-born writer Marjane Satrapi, whose eloquent, black and white graphic novel Persepolis was hailed as a dazzlingly singular achievement. Wise, funny and heartbreaking, Persepolis tells the story of Satrapi’s childhood in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. The highly anticipated release of the animated feature Persepolis, which Satrapi and a team of 90 artists painstakingly drew by hand, is scheduled for theatrical release in fall 2007.

The Orinda Books 2nd Wednesday Book Group will meet and discuss The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. They meet monthly at Orinda Books and welcome new members.