false 9516 25 Wise, funny, and heartbreaking, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi’s 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 and of the bewildering contradictions between home life and public life. 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 reminder of the human cost of war and political repression. It shows how we carry on, with 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. 3303888 book 2000 Persepolis 1: The Story of a Childhood total:13512|5:6040|4:5472|3:1710|2:248|1:46| 13512 57746 17501 1803 3 10 false false Mon Oct 01 15:14:48 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 09 04:44:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 11 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Jul 29 08:01:38 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 29 09:56:26 -0700 2007 a. they will come with me wherever I go
b. I will read them again and again until I remember every single sentence
c. I will not lend them to people :p.

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Perang, revolusi dan pertikaian internal adalah kata yang biasanya terkesan ‘seram’...more...]]> 5 3 false false Mon Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sun Jan 20 05:54:02 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 20 05:56:11 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 3 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 02 11:19:14 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 24 15:40:59 -0800 2008
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I once lived with an Iranian in exile named Medi, also raised by radical Socialist parents under the Shah - his mother had been a gynecologist running a free clinic in a poor area of the country so their radical leaning s had been tolerated. This so resonat...more...]]> 3 4 false false Tue Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 18 03:48:03 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 18 03:48:38 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 3 false false Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Mon Apr 14 12:21:12 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 14 12:51:51 -0700 2008 Persepolis is both a moving portrait of one young girl's life, and a keenly-observed record of the political and religious events unfolding in her country. The author chronicles her family's initial jubilation...more...]]> 4 2 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 26 16:12:53 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 13 18:15:06 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 3 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Tue May 15 08:17:45 -0700 2007 Tue May 15 08:28:23 -0700 2007
So, how could Iranian middle class intellectuals and professiona...more...]]> 5 3 false false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Tue Mar 20 19:05:50 -0700 2007 Tue Mar 20 19:11:56 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 3 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 03 12:09:17 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 03 12:14:44 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 2 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 28 19:21:57 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 29 17:19:34 -0700 2007
And yet, this trailer never fails to bring me to tears:

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Cinema > Comic books]]> 5 1 false false Wed Sep 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 23 17:00:29 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 07 11:58:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jul 15 22:44:41 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 22:47:50 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Thu Apr 03 19:29:53 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 03 19:42:11 -0700 2008 Back in the day, I used to frequent the message board of writer Brian K. Vaughan (Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina). I was something of a regular. Well, back in early 2005, BKV sold or optioned the film rights for Y, and as a treat to the loyal Caballeros (as we were call...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Mar 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 13 11:03:04 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 14 16:15:57 -0700 2008
what i love most about this book is that the art is somew...more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 10 16:13:17 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 06 16:56:08 -0800 2008 Persepolis, you probably already know what it's about. It's this kind of reputation that made me hesitant to read it; how many times have we been burned by something that had been hyped before? It's a lesson we learn over and over in our lives, despite w...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=9516