Persepolis : The Story of Childhood

October 10th, 2006

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

In 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, her parents and her family, but it is not a world without humor and hopes.

I often recommand this reading to friends that are not too familiar with Graphic novels. I found in Persepolis what comic books can best offer: an intensity, a capacity to express very complex situations and feelings in an extremely simple way.

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