Persepolis : The Story of Childhood

Rating: 5

Author: Marjane Satrapi
Publisher: L’Association (FR), Phantheon (US)
Translation Copyright: © 2003 L’Association, Paris, France

© 2003 L'Association, Paris, FranceIn 1979, when the Islamic Revolution started In Iran, Marjane Satrapi was only a child. Through the eyes of this cute little girl, we happen to see the daily life in Iran during this tense period, but also to know more about the history of the first country that refers to sharia in his constitution.

The life is hard and sometimes even tragic for Marjane, (more…)

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Marjane Satrapi

© 2003 L'Association, Paris, FranceA contemporary graphic novelist and author, Marjane Satrapi was born in 1969 in Iran, grew up in Tehran and witness during his childhood a particularly strong shift in The Iranian Regime, with the fall of the Shah, the rising of the Islamic Revolution of the Ayatollahs, and the Iran/ Iraq war.

She now lives in Paris where she both works on (more…)

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