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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 SundayTHE COMPLETE PERSEPOLIS VOLUMES I & II: Includes The Story of a Childhood and The Story of a ReturnTRANSLATED BY ANJALI SINGH ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY
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Persepolis I & II, Marjane Satrapi
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- Released
- 2024
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- Title
- Persepolis I & II
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Marjane Satrapi
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Released
- 2024
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 1784879096
- ISBN13
- 9781784879099
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, True Stories, Biographies, Comics & Manga, Comic Books, Autobiographies & Memoirs, Feminism
- Rating
- 4.45 out of 5
- Description
- 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 SundayTHE COMPLETE PERSEPOLIS VOLUMES I & II: Includes The Story of a Childhood and The Story of a ReturnTRANSLATED BY ANJALI SINGH ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY