For the first time in hardcover, a stunning twentieth anniversary
collected edition of "the most original coming-of-age story from the
Middle East yet" (People), with a new introduction by the author that
examines the Iranian political landscape in the context of global
politics.
Here, in one volume: Marjane Satrapi's best-selling, internationally
acclaimed memoir-in-comic-strips. 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 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.
