books about: persépolis

books about: persépolis

books:

Persépolis

Babylon, Memphis, Persepolis: Eastern Contexts of Greek Culture

Walter Burkert

Harvard University Press, 2007

Burkert is the authority on this topic
read a really good and comprehensive review of this book at Bryn Mawr Classical Review Reviewed by Molly M. Levine, Howard University ------------------------------- With its user friendly tone and emphasis on ideas and interpretation,this slim book makes good ...

Persepolis Boxed Set

Marjane Satrapi

Pantheon, 2005

Brilliant and moving work!
I loved every minute reading this book. Being a comic or graphic novel, whichever one prefers, I was both invested in the life of Marjane Satrapi as well as the illustrations. The drawings really brought the whole story to life with her incredible enthusiasm of how the ...

Persépolis, tome 1
Marjane Satrapi

L'Association, 2002

The Last Tourist in Iran: From Persepolis to Nuclear Natanz
Nicholas Hagger

O Books, 2008

Combining travelogue with in-depth historical reflection, this looks at the cultural heritage and present nuclear crisis in Iran. A source of Western civilization, it may be destroyed by its main beneficiary. This tour of Iran explores the rich history of this pivotal country: the Achaemenians (Cyrus/Darius/Xerxes), the Sasanians, the Zoroastrian ...

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood

Marjane Satrapi

Pantheon, 2004

Awesome Experience
Although this book is written like a comic book, don't take it lightly. The story is a deep and meaningful one. It is a pretty fast read but not as fast as you'd think...I highly recommend it!

Persepolis (original French-language edition)
Marjane Satrapi

French and European Publications Inc, 2007

Michael Stevenson: Celebration at Persepolis
Martin Clark, Michael Stevenson

JRP|RINGier, 2008

In 1971, the Shah of Iran held a week-long party among the ruins of Persepolis, leaving the temporary architecture behind when the celebration was done. For Art Basel 2008, "anthropologist of the avant-garde" Michael Stevenson reconstructed one of the guest tents, now a ruin itself, at scale. That project is expanded upon here.

Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return

Marjane Satrapi

Pantheon, 2005

BEST EVER
This is the only book that I have manged to read the entire of it in one day! It is a comic book, supper easy read and very educational in terms of knowing different culture. I like Persepolis 2 better than 1. U may wanna watch the movie, as well. It won and ...

The Complete Persepolis: Now a Major Motion Picture

Marjane Satrapi

Pantheon, 2007

A masterpiece
saw the movie, had to buy the book. thank you for making such a great film! It inspires on so many levels. dont miss this film, it speaks for all cultures and all people

Persepolis: The Archaeology of Parsa, Seat of the Persian Kings
Donald Newton Wilber

Darwin Pr, 1989

Persepolis: Photographic Encyclopedia of Iran (English & Persian Text)
R. M. Ghias Abadi

Navid Publications, 2002

Travels in Assyria, Media, and Persia: Including a Journey from Bagdad by Mount Zagros, to Hamadan, the ...
James Silk Buckingham

Adamant Media Corporation, 2002

This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1830 edition by Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, London.

Persia in Peckham: Recipes from Persepolis
Sally Butcher

Prospect Books (UK), 2007

Persepolis is a foodie's paradise. Sally Butcher and her husband Jamshid have created a food store from heaven, gathering all that's best from Iran and the Middle East. Chef and food writer Tom Norrington Davies remarks that 'Persepolis is my corner shop. But even if it wasn't, I'd happily cross town and country to get there. Otherwise I'd miss ...