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Persepolis is the graphic novel memoir of Satrapi’s early life in Iran. It begins when she was about 10 but gets more in depth when she is around 12-14. She takes her readers through the political upheaval and conflicts that took the region from a progressive nation to the fundamentalist regime most of us think of now, all through the eyes of a young girl who lived through it all.
This was an incredible read. I know it’s been out for ages but I only now got around to readin ...more
Persepolis is the graphic novel memoir of Satrapi’s early life in Iran. It begins when she was about 10 but gets more in depth when she is around 12-14. She takes her readers through the political upheaval and conflicts that took the region from a progressive nation to the fundamentalist regime most of us think of now, all through the eyes of a young girl who lived through it all.
This was an incredible read. I know it’s been out for ages but I only now got around to readin ...more
it's nice to have a book that forces me to step out of my life and think about more challenging things.
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Jun 08, 2014
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Interesting graphic memoir about being a child during a time of revolution. What stands out to me is how child Marji could never get to the "truth" of whatever was going on, be it from her parents, her friends, or the government.
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Book riot challenge #4: a graphic novel illustrated and written by the same person
