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The Complete Persepolis: Volumes 1 and 2
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The Complete Persepolis: Volumes 1 and 2 Paperback - 2007

by Marjane Satrapi; Anjali Singh (Translator)

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Satrapis groundbreaking two-part graphic memoir of her unforgettable girlhood within a large family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution--now available in one volume--has been transferred to the big screen in a major animated film from Sony Picture Classics.

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This seller has earned a 4.40 of 5 Stars rating from internet customers.
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Readers overwhelmingly hail Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis as a landmark graphic memoir—emotionally powerful, historically illuminating, and remarkably accessible. Many praise its stark black?and?white art, deft blend of humor and tragedy, and the way a maturing narrative voice bridges personal coming?of?age with feminism, family, and modern Iranian history; it’s frequently recommended for classrooms and first?time graphic?novel readers, and often compared to Maus. Several note that it challenges Western stereotypes about Iran and has faced bans, which only underscores its relevance. A minority criticize the later sections as weaker or preachier, or take issue with the author’s brash persona and class perspective, but the consensus remains decisively positive.

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Here, in one volume: Marjane Satrapi's best-selling, internationally acclaimed graphic memoir of growing up as a girl in Iran during the revolution has for twenty years been a classroom staple, a feminist manifesto, and one of the most popular and widely known graphic novels of all time.

"A stunning graphic memoir...a wholly original achievement in the form." --The New York Times

Persepolis is the story of Satrapi's unforgettable childhood and coming of age within a large and loving family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution; of the contradictions between private life and public life in a country plagued by political upheaval; of her high school years in Vienna facing the trials of adolescence far from her family; of her homecoming--both sweet and terrible; and, finally, of her self-imposed exile from her beloved homeland. It is the chronicle of a girlhood and adolescence at once outrageous and familiar, a young life entwined with the history of her country yet filled with the universal trials and joys of growing up.

Edgy, searingly observant, and candid, often heartbreaking but threaded throughout with raw humor and hard-earned wisdom--Persepolis is a stunning work from one of the most highly regarded, singularly talented graphic artists at work today.

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  • Title The Complete Persepolis: Volumes 1 and 2
  • Author Marjane Satrapi; Anjali Singh (Translator)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: First
  • Pages 352
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Pantheon Books, New York
  • Publication date 2007-10-30
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Movie/TV Tie-In, Price on Product - Canadian
  • ISBN 9780375714832 / 0375714839
  • Weight 1.3 lbs (0.59 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.7 x 5.9 x 1 in (22.10 x 14.99 x 2.54 cm)
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: Jewish
    • Ethnic Orientation: Multicultural
    • Religious Orientation: Jewish
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Category Biography / Autobiography
  • Library of Congress subjects Graphic novels, Comic books, strips, etc
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2007060106
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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"A memoir of growing up as a girl in revolutionary Iran, Persepolis provides a unique glimpse into a nearly unknown and unreachable way of life... That Satrapi chose to tell her remarkable story as a gorgeous comic book makes it totally unique and indispensable."
--Time

Citations

  • Entertainment Weekly, 01/11/2008, Page 75
  • Library Journal, 06/01/2014, Page 53

About the author

MARJANE SATRAPI was born 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 Persepolis, Persepolis 2, Embroideries, Chicken with Plums, and several children's books. She cowrote and codirected the animated feature film version of Persepolis, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Her most recent film was a live-action version of Chicken with Plums.
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