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Review Granta Books / The Last Cigarette: The Smoking Diaries (Smoking Diaries Volume 3)

The Last Cigarette: The Smoking Diaries (Smoking Diaries Volume 3) (Granta Books)

Authors

Simon Gray

Publication date: 2008-11-01
RRP: ~~£7.99~~
Price: £3.70

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Review Viking / Gig: The Life and Times of a Rock-star Fantasist

Gig: The Life and Times of a Rock-star Fantasist (Viking)

Authors

Simon Armitage

Publication date: 2008-04-03
RRP: ~~£16.99~~
Price: £9.33

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Review Faber and Faber / 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare

1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare (Faber and Faber)

Authors

James Shapiro

Publication date: 2006-04-06
RRP: ~~£8.99~~
Price: £3.39

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Review Jonathan Cape Ltd / Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood & The Story of a Return: v. 1 & v. 2

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood & The Story of a Return: v. 1 & v. 2 (Jonathan Cape Ltd)

Authors

Marjane Satrapi

Publication date: 2006-07-06
RRP: ~~£14.99~~
Price: £6.94

Review Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood & The Story of a Return: v. 1 & v. 2 / Jonathan Cape Ltd:

Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis is an exemplary autobiographical graphic novel, in the tradition of Art Spiegelman's classic Maus. Set in Iran during the Islamic Revolution, it follows the young Satrapi, the six-year-old daughter of two committed and well-to-do Marxists. As she grows up, she witness first-hand the effects that the revolution and the war with Iraq have on her home, family and school. The main strength of Persepolis is its ability to make the political personal. Told through the eyes of a child (as reflected in Satrapi's simplistic yet expressive black-and-white artwork), the story shows how young Marjane learns about her family history and how it is entwined with the history of Iran, and watches her liberal parents cope with a fundamentalist regime that gets increasingly rigid as it gains more power. Outspoken and intelligent, Marjane chafes at Iran's increasingly conservative interpretation of Islamic law, especially as she grows into a bright and independent teenager. Throughout she remains a hugely likeable young woman. Persepolis gives the reader a snapshot of daily life in a country struggling with an internal cultural revolution and a bloody war, but within an intensely personal context. It's a very human history, beautifully and sympathetically told. -Robert Burrow.

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