The Complete Persepolis: Volumes 1 and 2
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Here, in one volume: Marjane Satrapi's best-selling, internationally acclaimed graphic memoir of growing up as a girl in Iran during the revolution has for twenty years been a classroom staple, a feminist manifesto, and one of the most popular and widely known graphic novels of all time. "A stunning graphic memoir...a wholly original achievement in the form." --The New York Times Persepolis is the story of Satrapi's unforgettable childhood and coming of age within a large and loving family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution; of the contradictions between private life and public life in a country plagued by political upheaval; of her high school years in Vienna facing the trials of adolescence far from her family; of her homecoming--both sweet and terrible; and, finally, of her self-imposed exile from her beloved homeland. It is the chronicle of a girlhood and adolescence at once outrageous and familiar, a young life entwined with the history of her country yet filled with the universal trials and joys of growing up. Edgy, searingly observant, and candid, often heartbreaking but threaded throughout with raw humor and hard-earned wisdom--Persepolis is a stunning work from one of the most highly regarded, singularly talented graphic artists at work today.
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Many powerful messages resonated within this graphic novel. Satrapi tells the story of her youth and early adult hood in Iran, during the dramatic cultural shifts of the 1970s-1990s. She hides no atrocity under the guise of cultural appropriateness, but the cartoons speak openly about the assassinations and oppression of anyone who opposed the regime. So many of these were events that affected her immediate family. Imprisonment, torture, death. ...read more
Preparing to see the movie, I read this. Wow. This is a great graphic novel depicting a young girl's life in Iran (Tehran), through the wars. A must read!
It's tempting to say that Satrapi chose to write her memoir as a graphic novel because she's not very good at narrative writing, but to say that would be to completely undercut what this book has to offer. Satrapi tells her story through brief narration and elegant black and white drawings, illustrating the repression in Iran (veiled women and bearded men drawn with no mouths) and the freedom of Europe.
Satrapi takes us from her childhood in Iran...read more
Satrapi takes us from her childhood in Iran...read more
Written in a frank and captivating tone by Marjane Satrapi, this graphic novel brilliantly illustrates the way in which repressive regimes distort the daily lives of citizens. With the emotional charge concentrated on the plot, Persepolis is, above all, an autobiography. But it is by no means so in the traditional way.
Narrated with monochromatic illustrations, it stands out eloquently, despite its simplicity, and proves to be intelligent, fun an...read more
Narrated with monochromatic illustrations, it stands out eloquently, despite its simplicity, and proves to be intelligent, fun an...read more
This graphic nonfiction novel- my first graphic novel- is amazing. It was so entertaining to read that couldn't put it down until I was finished.
The first half is incredibly moving, and I learned so much about Iran from the perspective of young Iranian girl from the Shah, to the Islamic Revolution in 1979, to the Iran-Iraq war. Part I of story covers her life from 1979-1984, from about when she was 9 to 14 years old.
I preferred the first part, b...read more
The first half is incredibly moving, and I learned so much about Iran from the perspective of young Iranian girl from the Shah, to the Islamic Revolution in 1979, to the Iran-Iraq war. Part I of story covers her life from 1979-1984, from about when she was 9 to 14 years old.
I preferred the first part, b...read more
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