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Profile: Anniversary of Dashiell Hammett's novel "The Maltese Falcon"
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RENEE MONTAGNE
Morning Edition (NPR)
02-14-2005
Profile: Anniversary of Dashiell Hammett's novel "The Maltese Falcon"
Host: RENEE MONTAGNE
Time: 11:00 AM-12:00 Noon
RENEE MONTAGNE, host:
Seventy-five years ago today, Dashiell Hammett's "The Maltese Falcon" introduced readers to private detective Samuel Spade. It was the first hard-boiled detective novel, gritty, dark and morally ambiguous. It's a portrayal of a detective written by a former detective. In "The Maltese Falcon," Sam Spade searches for a murderer and a priceless statue. Along the way, he falls for a smart dame with a secret ...
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Persepolis: Glanzende Haupstadt der Perserreichs.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society
; ...with the Achaemenid palatial complex at Persepolis among professional researchers and laymen...in recent years, have been visiting Persepolis and other sites in its environs in greater...historical introduction to the Achaemenids, Persepolis during Achaemenid and Sasanian times...
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'Persepolis' Strikes a Chord with Young Iranians
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition
; ...NPR Morning Edition 03-28-2008 'Persepolis' Strikes a Chord with Young Iranians...to a different film. It's called "Persepolis," from the graphic novel of the same...more from Tehran. MIKE SHUSTER: "Persepolis" is a rare animated film. It is about...
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FILM REVIEW: 'Persepolis:' animated identity crisis
News Wire article from: University Wire
; ...UWIRE) ITHACA, N.Y. -- Persepolis, taking its name from the ancient...and narrated by Satrapi herself, Persepolis is the touching autobiography of...Iranian and Western identity. Persepolis begins with the young Marji at...
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Persepolis
Newspaper article from: Pittsburgh City Paper
; Persepolis The Ruins of History WHEN WE MEET Marjane...the animated autobiographical feature Persepolis, we know the rambunctious 10-year...personal window into a tumultuous history, Persepolis offers a strong female perspective...
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 "Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)")
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'PERSEPOLIS' FROM GRAPHIC NOVEL TO ANIMATED FILM: AN IRANIAN GIRLHOOD COMES TO LIFE.(Life and Arts)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)
; ...followed his dictum in writing and drawing Persepolis, her graphic memoir of growing up in Iran...was released in the U.S. in two volumes: Persepolis came out in 2003 and Persepolis 2 in 2005. If you're new to Satrapi's...
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Highly Acclaimed 'Persepolis' Denounced by Iran
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered
; ...Considered 11-08-2007 Highly Acclaimed 'Persepolis' Denounced by Iran Host: MICHELE NORRIS...is what she's most famous for. "Persepolis" begins by documenting her life in...community and in Tehran. KIM MASTERS: "Persepolis" follows Marjane Satrapi's tragic...
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Animated 'Persepolis' tells visionary, timely story
Newspaper article from: The Gazette
; The ancient city of Persepolis was once the gleaming capital of...bustling, enlightened populace, Persepolis was plundered and razed by Alexander...co-director Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis is a powerful and haunting metaphor...
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Why I wrote Persepolis: a graphical novel memoir: writer Marjane Satrapi faced the challenges of life in post-revolutionary Iran. She used the graphic novel format to tell her unique story.(Reading-Writing Link)
Magazine article from: Writing!
; ...living in the United States, published Persepolis, a memoir in the form of a graphic novel. Persepolis (the name of the capital of the ancient...Steinem captured the unique quality of Persepolis: "the intimacy of a memoir, the irresistibility...
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 "Iran Times International (Washington, DC)")
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Persepolis quarry damaged.(Culture: From then to now)
Newspaper article from: Iran Times International (Washington, DC)
; ...which provided the stone for building Persepolis, have reportedly destroyed its usefulness...a resource for restoration stone at Persepolis, Cultural Heritage News (CHN) reported...kilometers (35 miles) southwest of Persepolis near Shiraz in Fars Province. Seventy...
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FILM REVIEW: 'Persepolis:' Not another political war movie
News Wire article from: University Wire
; ...Chronicle) (UWIRE) SALT LAKE CITY -- "Persepolis" is a wonderfully moody film -- a...fairytales (with depressing results), "Persepolis" turned a child's ideas of God and...autobiographical graphic novel of the same name, "Persepolis" is definitely not for children. Rated...
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