Persepolis I & II
  • Published: 1 May 2008
  • ISBN: 9780099523994
  • Imprint: Vintage
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $26.00
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Persepolis I & II

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Now in one volume, both parts of Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi's brilliant memoir-in-comic-strips about growing up in Iran during and after the Islamic revolution.

CHOSEN BY EMMA WATSON FOR 'OUR SHARED SHELF' FEMINIST BOOK CLUB

The Story of a Childhood and The Story of a Return

The intelligent and outspoken child of radical Marxists, and the great-grandaughter of Iran's last emperor, Satrapi 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. This is a beautiful and intimate story full of tragedy and humour - raw, honest and incredibly illuminating.
  • Published: 1 May 2008
  • ISBN: 9780099523994
  • Imprint: Vintage
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $26.00
Categories:

About the author

Marjane Satrapi

Marjane Satrapi was born in 1969 in Rasht, Iran. She now lives in Paris where she is a regular contributor to magazines and newspapers throughout the world, including the New Yorker and the New York Times. She is the author of several children's books, as well as the critically acclaimed and internationally bestselling memoir Persepolis, which has been translated into twelve languages, and was awarded the first Fernando Bueso Blanco Peace Prize in Spain. Her other books include Embroideries and Chicken With Plums.

Also by Marjane Satrapi

Persepolis
Woman, Life, Freedom
Embroideries
Chicken With Plums
Persepolis 2
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Praise for Persepolis I & II

As Iran enters another important period of change...I think this is particularly good time to pick up Persepolis. Satrapi's deceptively simple, almost whimsical drawings belie the seriousness and rich complexity of her story - but its also very funny too

Emma Watson, Our Shared Shelf

A revelation...you will remember it for a very long time

Mark Haddon

Persepolis is a stylish, clever and moving weapon of mass destruction

David Jenkins, Sunday Telegraph

The magic of Marjane Satrapi's work is that it can condense a whole country's tragedy into one poignant, funny scene after another

Natasha Walter, Independent on Sunday

I cannot praise enough Marjane Satrapi's moving account of growing up as a spirited young girl in revolutionary and war-time Iran. Persepolis is disarming and often humorous but ultimately it is shattering

Joe Sacco

A tour de force to rival Maus

The Times

An adult and difficult story but [accompanied by] very simple black and white illustrations, comic book style, and it is exceptionally powerful...show the amazing power and depth that can come from a literary story shown through words and images

Ink Pellet

The magic of Marjane Satrapi's work is that it can condense a whole country's tragedy into one poignant, funny scene after another.

Natasha Walter, Independent on Sunday

Persepolis is a stylish, clever and moving weapon of mass destruction

David Jenkins, Sunday Telegraph