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Persepolis is the story of Marjane Satrapi's childhood and coming of age within a large and loving family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution; of the contradictions between private life and public life in a country plagued by political upheaval; of her high school years in Vienna facing the trails of adolescence far from her family; of her homecoming--both sweet and terrible; and, finally, of her self-imposed exile from her beloved homeland.… (more)
wookiebender: A non-fiction book about the lead-up to the Iranian revolution (plus a bit post-revolution), I found this an interesting companion piece.
BookshelfMonstrosity: Iran of the late 20th century was a country of contradictions. Private and public lives, religious and secular lives, and men's and women's lives existed in direct opposition. Read thought-provoking, true-life stories about this in Persepolis and Lipstick Jihad.… (more)
Had to stop reading because it was due back at the library. I will check it out again after vacation -- fascinating story about something I know nothing about and the illustrations are great. ( )
Oh how I would like to read and enjoy graphic novels! I find my vision doesn't like them, though - I can't seem to track the story well. I blame my brother Christopher, who never wanted to share his Mad Magazines, thus forcing me to read text like "Little Women" and "Black Beauty" during my formative years. That said, if I could read graphic novels, this would be one I would leap into. What I could read was thought provoking and fascinating. In another life, perhaps...
On the good side, I now know I have a graphic learning disability. Who knew? Explains why I get lost whereever I go... ( )
Persepolis was originally published in 4 volumes. Some later editions, especially in the U.S., combined volumes 1-2 into one work Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood; volumes 3-4 were combined into Persepolis: The Story of a Return. Keep this in mind when combining/separating. This is the Complete Persepolis (books 1-4 or books I+II). Some editions such as ISBN 009952399X are only called Persepolis, but contain the Complete Persepolis.
Persepolis is the story of Marjane Satrapi's childhood and coming of age within a large and loving family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution; of the contradictions between private life and public life in a country plagued by political upheaval; of her high school years in Vienna facing the trails of adolescence far from her family; of her homecoming--both sweet and terrible; and, finally, of her self-imposed exile from her beloved homeland.
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Checklist category/categories: Translated from any language EXCEPT French or Japanese Title: The Complete Persepolis Author or Creator: Marjane Satrapi Publisher and number of pages/length of time: 341 pages Year of publication/release: 2007 Your brief response to the title - Memoir about Marjane's experiences growing up in Iran, living temporarily in Austria and returning back home.