Can a cartoon cause riots? It seems unbelievable but for Mana Neyestani it's true. One of his cartoons sparked riots, shuttered the newspaper Neyestani worked for, and landed the cartoonist and his editor in solitary confinement inside of Iran's notorious prison system. Neyestani's story, which can only be described as Kafkaesque, is vividly brought to life in An Iranian Metamorphosis .
Mana Neyestani (b. 1973 in Tehran) is an Iranian cartoonist and illustrator for economic, intellectual, political, cultural, and professional magazines. He is particularly known for his work for the newspaper Zan and Persian language Radio Zamaneh. He is the recipient of the 2010 Cartoonists Rights Network International Courage Award in editorial cartooning.

Une mtamorphose iranienne

Nayastānī, Mānā, author; Mosadeq, Ghazal, translator

Mana Neyestani; Ghazal Mosadeq

Neyestani, Mana

United States, United States of America

First U.S. Edition, 2014-12-02

First U.S. Edition, US, 2014

201 pages : 25 cm
Tells the illustrated story of how one of Neyestani's cartoons sparked riots, shuttered the newspaper he worked for, and landed the cartoonist and his editor in solitary confinement inside of Iran's notorious prison system. But that's not the whole story. Neyestani exposes the complex interplay between art, law, politics, ethnic sensitivities, and authoritarian elements inside of Iran's Islamic Republic. In his journey to escape imprisonment, the artist travels from Iran to Dubai, Turkey, Malaysia, all the way to China. Along the way he shines a light on the dangerous and convoluted measures taken by refugees in their attempts to find safety and freedom. --From publisher description
"Originally published as Une métamorphose Iranienne by C̜à et Là."
It all started with a cockroach -- Welcome to 209 -- Confessions -- The Wheels of change -- Mr. Prosecutor -- The Shipwrecked -- The Workers section -- The Possessed -- The Nut who never parted with his bag -- Freedom means -- Escape -- Emergency in Dubai -- Refugees -- The Possessed (2) -- Duel -- The Arrested -- Limbo -- Epilogue

Can a children's cartoon cause riots? One of Mana Neyestani's cartoons sparked riots, shuttered the newspaper he worked for, and landed the cartoonist and his editor in solitary confinement inside of Iran's notorious prison system. But that's not the whole story. Neyestani exposes the complex interplay between art, law, politics, ethnic sensitivities, and authoritarian elements inside of Iran's Islamic Republic. In his journey to escape imprisonment, the artist travels from Iran to Dubai, Turkey, Malaysia, all the way to China. Along the way he shines a light on the dangerous and convoluted measures taken by refugees in their attempts to find safety and freedom. Mana Neystani's story is at once unique, universal, and truly Kafkaesque.

2023-06-28