BEST SELLER - A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK - Wise, funny,
and heartbreaking, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi's acclaimed graphic
memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution.
"A wholly original achievement.... Satrapi evokes herself and her
schoolmates coming of age in a world of protests and disappearances....
A stark, shocking impact." --***The New York Times: "***The 50 Best
Memoirs of the Past 50 Years"
In powerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi tells the
coming-of-age 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.
Persepolis 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-sanctioned
whippings, and heroes of the revolution allows us to learn as she does
the history of this fascinating country and of her own extraordinary
family. Intensely personal, profoundly political, and wholly original,
Persepolis is at once a story of growing up and a reminder of the
human cost of war and political repression. It shows how we carry on,
with laughter and tears, in the face of absurdity. And, finally, it
introduces us to an irresistible little girl with whom we cannot help
but fall in love.
