Persepolis (Books 1 & 2)
TRANSLATED BY ANJALI SINGH
Now in one volume, both parts of Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi's brilliant memoir-in-comic-strips about growing up in Iran during and after the Islamic revolution.
The brilliant graphic memoir of growing up in Iran during and after the Islamic revolution.
Marjane Satrapi lived through the Iranian Revolution as a little girl. This is her classic memoir-in-comic-strips, the story of a child entangled in the history and politics of her country. It paints an unforgettable portrait of growing up in revolutionary and war-torn Iran, in a family that was both outrageous and ordinary, beset by tragedy and yet buffered by love. Funny, wise, ultimately heartbreaking and told with unforgettable pictures.
'A revelation...you will remember it for a very long time' Mark Haddon
'The magic of Marjane Satrapi's work is that it can condense a whole country's tragedy into one poignant, funny scene after another' Independent on Sunday
THE COMPLETE PERSEPOLIS VOLUMES I & II- Includes The Story of a Childhood and The Story of a Return
**ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY**
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