Satrapi, Marjane:Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return
- Primera edición 2010, ISBN: 9780375422881
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New York, New York, U.S.A. : Threshold Editions, 2010. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A true story as exhilarating as a gre… Más…
New York, New York, U.S.A. : Threshold Editions, 2010. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A true story as exhilarating as a great spy thriller, as turbulent as today's headlines from the Middle East, 2010 National Best Books Award-winning A Time to Betray reveals what no other previous CIA operative's memoir possibly could: the inner workings of the notorious Revolutionary Guards of Iran, as witnessed by an Iranian man inside their ranks who spied for the American government. It is a human story, a chronicle of family and friendships torn apart by a terror-mongering regime, and how the adult choices of three childhood mates during the Islamic Republic yielded divisive and tragic fates. And it is the stunningly courageous account of one man's decades-long commitment to lead a shocking double life informing on the beloved country of his birth, a place that once offered the promise of freedom and enlightenment-but instead ruled by murderous violence and spirit-crushing oppression. Reza Kahlili grew up in Tehran surrounded by his close-knit family and two spirited boyhood friends. The Iran of his youth allowed Reza to think and act freely, and even indulge a penchant for rebellious pranks in the face of the local mullahs. His political and personal freedoms flourished while he studied computer science at the University of Southern California in the 1970s. But his carefree time in America was cut short with the sudden death of his father, and Reza returned home to find a country on the cusp of change. The revolution of 1979 plunged Iran into a dark age of religious fundamentalism under the Ayatollah Khomeini, and Reza, clinging to the hope of a Persian Renaissance, joined the Revolutionary Guards, an elite force at the beck and call of the Ayatollah. But as Khomeini's tyrannies unfolded, as his fellow countrymen turned on each other, and after the horror he witnessed inside Evin Prison, a shattered and disillusioned Reza returned to America to dangerously become "Wally," a spy for the CIA. In the wake of an Iranian election that sparked global outrage, at a time when Iran's nuclear program holds the world's anxious attention, the revelations inside A Time to Betray could not be more powerful or timely. Now resigned from his secretive life to reclaim precious time with his loved ones, Reza Kahlili documents scenes from history with heart-wrenching clarity, as he supplies vital information from the Iran-Iraq War, the Marine barracks bombings in Beirut, the catastrophes of Pan Am Flight 103, the scandal of the Iran-Contra affair, and more . . . a chain of incredible events that culminates in a nation's fight for freedom that continues to this very day. A TIME TO BETRAY was the winner of The National Best Books 2010 Awards for Non-Fiction Narrative. It was also honored as the "Finalist" in the "Autobiography/Memoirs" category. It is now part of JCITA's (Joint Counterintelligence Training Academy of DOD) Iranian Program's readings. Fine, first edition, first printing, in fine, mylar-protected. {Not remainder-marked or price-clipped} BUND, Threshold Editions, 2010, 5, Bethesda, Maryland: Ibex Publishers, 2001. Softcover. Very Good. 5 x 7. 2G. English and Persian on facing pages. A solid copy with tight binding and uncreased spine. No marks. Some light creasing and sun-fading to front cover, with some wear to extremities., Ibex Publishers, 2001, 3, McKenna Publishing Group, 2001-10-01. 2nd. Paperback. Used:Good., McKenna Publishing Group, 2001-10-01, 0, HARDBACK "PART 42 IN THE AGATHA CHRISTIE COLLECTION SERIES," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: Reprint.* Pub: Planet Three Publishing.* Publication Date:- 2002-2004. (1951)* Binding and cover condition: Crimson paper covered boards with small inset colour vignette to the front board showing the moon shining on Islamic buildings, gilt titles to face and to black spine strip. No bumps or rubs, absolutely minimal shelf wear to boards. FINE.* Jacket condition: No dust wrapper, (as issued).* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Patterned and coloured end papers (dark red marbling). Clean, crisp tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, no age marking to page margins or edges, no visible faults. FINE.* Illustrations: None.* Pages: 224 pp. text. i pp. blank at rear.* Description: This title was first published in the UK as a book in 1951 by The Collins Crime Club. This is one of the few Christie novels belonging to the action and spy fiction genres, rather than to mysteries and who-dunnits. Baghdad is holding a secret superpower summit, but the word is out, and an underground organization in the Middle East is plotting to sabotage the talks. Into this explosive situation appears Victoria Jones, a young woman with a yearning for adventure who gets more than she bargains for when a wounded spy dies in her hotel room. The only man who can save the summit is dead. Can Victoria make sense of his dying words: Lucifer... Basrah... Lefarge* A FINE copy with absolutely minimal shelf wear. No dust jacket (as issued).*, Planet Three Publications, 2003-01-01, 5, Pantheon, 2004. Hardcover. New/New. 30-20-3. Brand New For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. In Persepolis, Heralded By The Los Angeles Times As "One Of The Freshest And Most Original Memoirs Of Our Day," Marjane Satrapi Dazzled Us With Her Heartrending Memoir-In-Comic-Strips About Growing Up In Iran During The Islamic Revolution. Here Is The Continuation Of Her Fascinating Story. In 1984, Marjane Flees Fundamentalism And The War With Iraq To Begin A New Life In Vienna. Once There, She Faces The Trials Of Adolescence Far From Her Friends And Family, And While She Soon Carves Out A Place For Herself Among A Group Of Fellow Outsiders, She Continues To Struggle For A Sense Of Belonging. Finding That She Misses Her Home More Than She Can Stand, Marjane Returns To Iran After Graduation. Her Difficult Homecoming Forces Her To Confront The Changes Both She And Her Country Have Undergone In Her Absence And Her Shame At What She Perceives As Her Failure In Austria. Marjane Allows Her Past To Weigh Heavily On Her Until She Finds Some Like-Minded Friends, Falls In Love, And Begins Studying Art At A University. However, The Repression And State-Sanctioned Chauvinism Eventually Lead Her To Question Whether She Can Have A Future In Iran. As Funny And Poignant As Its Predecessor, Persepolis 2 Is Another Clear-Eyed And Searing Condemnation Of The Human Cost Of Fundamentalism. In Its Depiction Of The Struggles Of Growing Up-Here Compounded By Marjane'S Status As An Outsider Both Abroad And At Home-It Is Raw, Honest, And Incredibly Illuminating. Includes Sharpening Of All Kinds Of Saws, Edged Woodworking Tools, Sharpening Tools That Make Holes, Garden Tools And More., Pantheon, 2004, 6<