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- Author : Marjane Satrapi
- Binding : Paperback
- EAN : 9780375714573
- Edition : REP
- ISBN : 037571457X
- Label : Pantheon
- Languages : Original Language: English, Published: English, Translation: English
- Manufacturer : Pantheon
- Number Of Pages : 160
- Package Dimensions : 0.50 inches (Height) x 8.80 inches (Length) x 0.65 pounds (Weight) x 5.90 inches (Width)
- Product Group : Book
- Publication Date : 2004-06-01
- Publisher : Pantheon
- Release Date : 2004-06-01
- SKU : mon0000043811
- Studio : Pantheon
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, young Satrapi is 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. Like Maus, 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), 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, Marjane 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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