Here,
in one volume: Marjane Satrapi's best-selling, internationally
acclaimed graphic memoir of growing up as a girl in revolutionary
Iran. - That Satrapi chose to tell her remarkable story as a gorgeous
comic book makes it totally unique and indispensable --TIME
Persepolis
is the story of Satrapi's unforgettable 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 trials of adolescence far from her family;
of her homecoming--both sweet and terrible; and, finally, of her
self-imposed exile from her beloved homeland. It is the chronicle of
a girlhood and adolescence at once outrageous and familiar, a young
life entwined with the history of her country yet filled with the
universal trials and joys of growing up.
Edgy, searingly observant, and
candid, often heartbreaking but threaded throughout with raw humor
and hard-earned wisdom--Persepolis
is a stunning work from one of the most highly regarded, singularly
talented graphic artists at work today.