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Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)

Marjane Satrapi,

Mattias Ripa (Translator)

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Jan 31, 2020 Jaime rated it it was amazing

Shelves: memoir, graphic-novel, read-2020, readharder-2020

I've been meaning to read this for a long time, and I'm glad I finally got around to it!

Persepolis is the story of a piece of Marjane Satrapi's childhood, beginning during the Islamic Revolution in Iran when she was 6 and ending at age 14, when her parents send her away. I really only had the very barest of knowledge about the Islamic Revolution, and the book is eye-opening. Life gets hard for Marjane's family, though admittedly it is not as hard for them as it is very many others. They are luck ...more

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Oct 31, 2010 Martha rated it it was amazing

Rereading this for the community book club tomorrow. I had forgotten Satrapi's sense of humor. I really look forward to our discussion and hope lots of people come. ...more

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Jun 27, 2010 Dana Berglund rated it really liked it

Shelves: memoir-biography, graphic-novels

This was a great graphic novel about growing up in revolutionary Iran. Marjane learns to fit in, stand out, and stand up in a changing and repressive society. I'm using ideas from other teachers to make this into a unit for my middle schoolers, who can't find Iran on a map but know for sure that Iranians are all terrorists. Hoping to change that. ...more

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