“EMBROIDERIES” by Marjane Satrapi

When women gather, they do not gossip. No way. 😉
They are commenting about themselves and other women.
It is in our nature, after all.

Marjane Satrapi, the author of the famous book and movie “Persepolis,” is more poetic when describing the discussions among Iranian women when they are alone. According to her, they are not gossiping; instead they “have a long session of ventilation of the heart…”

Let me give you a taste of such ventilation of the heart, from her book “Embroideries”:

“Before I had small breasts and a big ass…Now I have big breasts and a little ass!”

“Yes, ladies! I had my fat removed from here (ass)…And I had injected here (breasts).”

“At present, my breasts are my husband’s sole object of attention.”

“He can’t stop telling me that I’m beautiful and desirable, that I look like Brigitte Bardot, that I’m the best thing that ever happened to him in his life, that this, that that…”

“Of course this idiot doesn’t know that every time he kisses my breasts, it’s actually my ass he’s kissing…”

I had a good laugh while reading this book and I found the writing style endearing to me.

Published by Jonathan Cape, 2008