03007cam a2200337 4500 1261994576 TxAuBib 020918s2003||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2002190806 9780375422300 0375422307 9780375714573 pbk. 037571457X pbk. (OCoLC)10304 DLC eng DLC POR XY4 OCL BAKER NLGGC OCLCQ BTCTA YDXCP STF OCLCG IG# JBO NOR GZM TEX BGTON IAD NJT RS$ WAU EYP OCLCQ BDX TxAuBib eng fre Satrapi, Marjane, 1969- Persepolis English. Persepolis / Marjane Satrapi. 1st American ed. New York : Pantheon Books, 2003. 153 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. An intelligent and outspoken only child, Satrapi--the daughter of radical Marxists and the great-granddaughter of Iran's last emperor--bears witness to a childhood uniquely entwined with the history of her country. Originally published to wide critical acclaim in France, where it elicited comparisons to Art Spiegelman's Maus, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi's wise, funny, and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. In powerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi tells the story of her life in Tehran from ages 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. The intelligent and outspoken only child of committed Marxists and the great-granddaughter of one of Iran's last emperors, Marjane bears witness to a childhood uniquely entwined with the history of her country. Persepolis paints an unforgettable portrait of daily life in Iran: of the bewildering contradictions between home life and public life and of the enormous toll repressive regimes exact on the individual spirit. Marjane's child's-eye-view of dethroned emperors, state-sanctioned whippings, and heroes of the revolution allows us to learn as she does the history of this fascinating country and of her own extraordinary family. Intensely personal, profoundly political, and wholly original, Persepolis is at once a story of growing up and a stunning reminder of the human cost of war and political repression. It shows how we carry on, through laughter and tears, in the face of absurdity. And, finally, it introduces us to an irresistible little girl with whom we cannot help but fall in love. Translated from the French. Satrapi, Marjane 1969- Comic books, strips, etc. Iranians 20th century Biography Comic books, strips, etc. Iran Biography Comic books, strips, etc. Iran History 1979-1997 Comic books, strips, etc. Iran History Revolution, 1979 Personal narratives Comic books, strips, etc. Graphic novels.