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The
Smith College summer reading selection for 2007 is the graphic memoir
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood, by Marjane Satrapi. The
book details the author's experiences growing up in Iran during the Revolution
of 1979.
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For
more information about the book and the summer reading program for
first-year and entering students, please see the press
release posted on the Smith College News Releases.
Copies
of Persepolis
are available in Neilson Library, Smith College.
Visit
the Random
House website, publisher of Persepolis, to view full
page images from the book. The site also includes On
Writing Persepolis, the author's comments about her inspiration
and writing process, as well as many related links to reviews and
background information.
You
can also look inside the book and view an excerpt at Amazon.com. |
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Note: If you are off campus you will be asked for a username
and password when clicking on the resources listed below. Enter your Smith
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| Biographical
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Biography
Resource Center
Biographical information about Marjane Satrapi from Contemporary
Authors, Authors and Artists for Young Adults, and
Newsmakers. Includes profiles, awards, career information,
further readings, and writings.
Book
Reviews
To
find book reviews of both Persepolis and its sequel Persepolis2,
search by keyword for <Marjane Satrapi> AND <Persepolis>
in the following databases of newspapers and periodical articles.
Use
SC Links 
to connect to full text when available.
Academic
Search Premier
Expanded
Academic Index
LexisNexis
Academic
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1: |
Choose "Arts & Sports News" |
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2: |
Choose "Book, Movie, Music & Plays Reviews" |
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3: |
Enter search terms "Satrapi" and "Persepolis" |
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4: |
Choose "previous five years". |
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Marjane
Satrapi,
Author of Persepolis |
Audio
Files
| Website |
Link |
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Barnes & Noble - Hear an excerpt from an interview
with Marjane Satrapi. |
click
here |
| WNYC
New York Public Radio - Listen to a 2004 interview with Marjane
Satrapi by Jeffrey Toobin on the Leonard Lopate show. |
click
here |
Smith
College News
Smith
College Summer Reading Program 2007
Summer reading program for first-year and all entering students.
Summer
Reading 2006
Mountains
Beyond Mountains (Tracy Kidder)
Summer
Reading 2005
Kettle
Bottom (Diane Gilliam Fisher)
Summer
Reading 2004
The Gangster We Are All Looking For (Lê Thi Diem Thúy)
Summer
Reading 2003
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Summer
Reading 2002
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America (Barbara Ehrenreich)
Summer
Reading 2001
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down (Anne Fadiman)
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to send a question at any time, or contact Bruce
Sajdak, Reference Librarian, directly: bsajdak@email.smith.edu
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