BookDragon Persian
Two Parrots by Rashin, inspired by a tale from Rumi
10 Apr, by in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Iranian, Iranian American, Persian, Persian American
According to a note at book's end, Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhī of 13th-century Persia, also known as Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī, or simply Rumi, "...
Equal of the Sun by Anita Amirrezvani
27 Dec, by in Adult Readers, Audio, Fiction, Iranian, Iranian American, Persian, Persian American
"Based on the life of Princess Pari Khan Khanoom" seems to be the dominant short-hand description (even on its own back cover) of Anita Amirrezvani's historical novel set in 16th-century Persia, now modern Iran. Some might find that description misleading, and expect this to be...
Zahra’s Paradise by Amir & Khalid
05 Mar, by in Adult Readers, Arab, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Iranian, Iranian American, Persian, Persian American, Young Adult Readers
"The authors have chosen anonymity for obvious political reasons." When you know something like that about a book – that lives were willing to be risked to get a story out – how could you possibly not read it? In the case of Zahra's Paradise, I...
The Thinking Girl’s Treasury of Real Princesses by Shirin Yim Bridges, illustrated by Albert Nguyen
21 Apr, by in Biography, Children/Picture Books, Chinese American, Egyptian, European, Indian, Middle Grade Readers, Mongolian, Persian, Turkish
Hatshepsut of Egypt Artemisia of Caria Sorghaghtani of Mongolia Qutlugh Terkan Khatun of Kirman Isabella of Castile Nur Jahan of India Happy birthday to the world's most famous queen (still!) who turns 85 today, making her son the oldest prince-waiting-to-be-king in British history. Next week, on April 29, Queen E2 will...
Prince of Persia: The Graphic Novel created by Jordan Mechner, written by A.B. Sina, artwork by LeUyen Pham & Alex Puvilland, color by Hilary Sycamore
22 May, by in Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Middle Grade Readers, Persian, Young Adult Readers
Being a Luddite, I don't play video games. Although I should confess that growing up in the 1970s (*gasp!*), ours was the first house in the neighborhood to get Pong, then Atari, then an Apple II. Contrary as I am, all that early technology probably...
Author Interview: Marjane Satrapi [in Bloomsbury Review]
01 May, by in Absolute Favorites, Adult Readers, Author Interview/Profile, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Iranian, Memoir, Nonfiction, Persian, Repost, Translation, Young Adult Readers
Marjane Satrapi on the "Axis of Evil," Cheese, and Exploring Family History
Marjane Satrapi changed my reading life. Before I picked up Persepolis, her fabulous autobiographical debut about growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution, I had...
Embroideries by Marjane Satrapi [in AsianWeek]
05 May, by in Adult Readers, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Memoir, Nonfiction, Persian, Repost
From the author of the acclaimed two-part graphic autobiography, Persepolis, comes an outrageously entertaining afternoon of stories shared amid close women relatives and friends as they reveal the poignant, subversive, sometimes hilarious details of their most...
Diary of Princess: A Tale from Marco Polo’s Travels by Heather Maisner, illustrated by Sheila Moxley [in AsianWeek]
28 May, by in Children/Picture Books, Chinese, Fiction, Persian, Repost
A fictional diary that the young Princess Kokachin might have written in the late-13th century, when she traveled from the court of the Mongol leader Kublai Khan in her native...
The Complete Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi [in AsianWeek]
30 May, by in Absolute Favorites, Adult Readers, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Iranian, Memoir, Nonfiction, Persian, Repost, Young Adult Readers
Already a bestseller in France, where it was first published, Satrapi’s achievement is capturing her childhood in spare comic book images that speak utter volumes. Satrapi, whose great grandfather was a Persian emperor, recalls her life...
Abandon: A Romance by Pico Iyer [in AsianWeek]
31 Jan, by in Adult Readers, British Asian, Fiction, Persian, Repost
A British graduate student esconsced in a new life based in Santa Barbara, California, embarks on a labyrinthine worldly journey in search of lost ancient Sufi manuscripts believed to have been smuggled out of Iran.
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