Archive for January, 2004

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood

Sunday, January 11th, 2004

by Marjane Satrapi ISBN: 0375422307

In this graphic novel, Satrapi draws us a childs-eye view of revolution and war in Iran.

In the opening story "The Veil" we see girls using veils

How To Be Alone: Essays

Saturday, January 10th, 2004

by Jonathan Franzen ISBN: 0312422164

Jonathan Franzen may always be known for getting himself disinvited from the Oprah show and book club. He's a relatively young man (early forties) as authors go,

A Visitation of Spirits : A Novel

Sunday, January 4th, 2004

by Randall Kenan ISBN: 0375703977

This is Kenan's first novel, and the promise fully realized in his later work (Let The Dead Bury Their Dead) is evident. Many of the elements in