{"product_id":"embroideries-paperback","title":"Embroideries - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarjane Satrapi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the best-selling author of \u003ci\u003ePersepolis\u003c\/i\u003e comes a gloriously entertaining and enlightening look into the sex lives of Iranian women. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Bold, bewitchingly humorous and politically astute.\" --\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmbroideries\u003c\/i\u003e gathers together Marjane's tough-talking grandmother, stoic mother, glamorous and eccentric aunt and their friends and neighbors for an afternoon of tea drinking and talking. Naturally, the subject turns to love, sex and the vagaries of men. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the afternoon progresses, these vibrant women share their secrets, their regrets and their often outrageous stories about, among other things, how to fake one's virginity, how to escape an arranged marriage, how to enjoy the miracles of plastic surgery and how to delight in being a mistress. By turns revealing and hilarious, these are stories about the lengths to which some women will go to find a man, keep a man or, most important, keep up appearances. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFull of surprises, this introduction to the private lives of some fascinating women, whose life stories and lovers will strike us as at once deeply familiar and profoundly different from our own, is sure to bring smiles of recognition to the faces of women everywhere--and to teach us all a thing or two.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARJANE SATRAPI \u003c\/b\u003e(1969-2026) was an Iranian-born French graphic novelist, filmmaker, and artist, best known for her internationally celebrated graphic memoir, \u003ci\u003ePersepolis\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003ePersepolis 2, Embroideries, Chicken with Plums, \u003c\/i\u003eand several children's books and was a contributor to \u003ci\u003eWoman, Life, Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e. Satrapi cowrote and codirected the animated feature film version of \u003ci\u003ePersepolis, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, and directed several live-action films including \u003ci\u003eChicken with Plums\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Voices\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 7.5 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 18, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63359558877265,"sku":"9780375714672","price":16.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/5023\/8545\/files\/fQM6AqQ-TX9780375714672.webp?v=1793422408","url":"https:\/\/apocalypsevinyl.com\/products\/embroideries-paperback","provider":"Apocalypse Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}