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Key Information
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| Authors: |
Marjane Satrapi |
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Biography & Autobiography · Comics & Graphic Novels |
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Professional Reviews
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Eberstadt, Fernanda, New York Times Book Review: "Marjane Satrapi's PERSEPOLIS is the latest and one of the most delectable examples of a booming postmodern genre: autobiography by comic book....Contemporary American cartoonists tend often to operate in a twilight zone of ironically diminished expectation [while] PERSEPOLIS, by contrast, dances with drama and insouciant wit." |
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Format: Paperback, 153
Publisher: Pantheon Books (June 01, 2004)
Measurements: 9"(h) x 6"(w) x 0.5"(d), 0.6 lbs.
ISBN: 9780375714573 |
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A <i>New York Times</i> Notable Book<br>A <i>Time Magazine</i> “Best Comix of the Year”<br>A <i>San Francisco Chronicle </i>and <i>Los Angeles Times</i> Best-seller<br><br>Wise, funny, and heartbreaking, <i>Persepolis</i> is Marjane Satrapi’s memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. In powerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi tells the story of her life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah’s regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution, and the devastating effects of war with Iraq. The intelligent and outspoken only child of committed Marxists and the great-granddaughter of one of Iran’s last emperors, Marjane bears witness to a childhood uniquely entwined with the history of her country.<br><br><i>Persepolis</i> paints an unforgettable portrait of daily life in Iran and of the bewildering contradictions between home life and public life. Marjane’s child’s-eye view of dethroned emperors, state- |
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