![]() ![]() ![]() She used the graphic novel format to tell her unique story. It is also very beautiful Satrapi's drawings have the power of the very best woodcuts. Wise, often funny, sometimes heartbreaking, Persepolis tells the story of Marjanes Satrapis life in Tehran from the ages of six to fourteen, years that saw. Writer Marjane Satrapi faced the challenges of life in post-revolutionary Iran. Persepolis paints an unforgettable portrait of daily life in Iran and of the bewildering contradictions between home life and public life.Īmidst the tragedy, Marjane's child's eye view adds immediacy and humour, and her story of a childhood at once outrageous and ordinary, beset by the unthinkable and yet buffered by an extraordinary and loving family, is immensely moving. The intelligent and outspoken child of radical Marxists, and the great-grandaughter of Iran's last emperor, Satrapi bears witness to a childhood uniquely entwined with the history of her country. Wise, often funny, sometimes heartbreaking, Persepolis tells the story of Marjane Satrapi's life in Tehran from the ages of 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. Another astonishing work of graphic non-fiction- the story of a girl growing up in Iran during the Revolution. ![]()
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