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Embroideries by Marjane Satrapi [in AsianWeek]

EmbroideriesFrom 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 intimate experiences. The term “embroideries” refers to re-virginification – unreasonably important in a male-dominated culture. You’ll have to read it to find out all the delicious secrets …

Review: “New and Notable Books, AsianWeek, May 5, 2005

Readers: Adult

Published: 2005 (United States)

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