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Persepolis 1

The Story of an Iranian Childhood

By Marjane Satrapi

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| Hardcover | 9780224064408

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Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis is an exemplary autobiographical graphic novel, in the tradition of Art Spiegelman's classic Maus. Set in Iran during the Islamic Revolution, it follows the young Satrapi, the six-year-old daughter of two committed and well-to-do Marxists. As she grows up, Continue

Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis is an exemplary autobiographical graphic novel, in the tradition of Art Spiegelman's classic Maus. Set in Iran during the Islamic Revolution, it follows the young Satrapi, the six-year-old daughter of two committed and well-to-do Marxists. As she grows up, she witness first-hand the effects that the revolution and the war with Iraq have on her home, family and school.

The main strength of Persepolis is its ability to make the political personal. Told through the eyes of a child (as reflected in Satrapi's simplistic yet expressive black-and-white artwork), the story shows how young Marjane learns about her family history and how it is entwined with the history of Iran, and watches her liberal parents cope with a fundamentalist regime that gets increasingly rigid as it gains more power. Outspoken and intelligent, Marjane chafes at Iran's increasingly conservative interpretation of Islamic law, especially as she grows into a bright and independent teenager. Throughout she remains a hugely likeable young woman.

Persepolis gives the reader a snapshot of daily life in a country struggling with an internal cultural revolution and a bloody war, but within an intensely personal context. It's a very human history, beautifully and sympathetically told. --Robert Burrow

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    This book reminds me of Maus. Satrapi uses the graphic novel format to tell a serious story. Satrapi shares her memoris ina unique way. I probably would not have picked up this book had it not been a graphic novel. I look forward to reading Persepolis 2.

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    SheReads said on Mar 6, 2007 | Add your feedback

  • This is one powerful book. Although the artwork is simple, it tells a very dramatic story. From the beginning I couldn't believe all of the horrific things that Satrapi had to witness in her small years. I honestly did not know all of that about Iranian history and found it enlightening. A very powe ... (continue)

    This is one powerful book. Although the artwork is simple, it tells a very dramatic story. From the beginning I couldn't believe all of the horrific things that Satrapi had to witness in her small years. I honestly did not know all of that about Iranian history and found it enlightening. A very powerful story that all should read.

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    cjspock said on Jun 11, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • Peace. No wars

    This is not a funny comic book but a superb biography. The purpose of making this book is to encourage us to have a critical mind on media reports and non-essentialist view on the Iran situation. Wars, grenades or numerous demonstration have become their agenda. They have to survive with a surge of ... (continue)

    This is not a funny comic book but a superb biography. The purpose of making this book is to encourage us to have a critical mind on media reports and non-essentialist view on the Iran situation. Wars, grenades or numerous demonstration have become their agenda. They have to survive with a surge of fear and absurdity everyday. I'm so touched to see their-never-give-up spirit on demonstrations as they have been going through different stages of regimes.

    The cost of human wars are vividly shown as well which also encourage us to rethink our perception and assumption on current political affairs. We cannot judge the thing come from media. We have to think- think-think.

    This picture-book conveys the above important messages in an interesting way in order to make the reader easily accept the cruel truth!

    One's social class or literacy are deeply depended on where he or she was born. Pathetic!

    Only a sentence keeps spinning in my brain after reading it :IF YOU CAN'T CHANGE YOUR FATE, CHANGE YOUR ATTITUDE.

    The last chapter make me think of your departure to Canada 5 years ago, did you experience the same, B?

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    Gobs Chan said on May 7, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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