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This was my first current-day book on Iran and I loved it. Marjane's telling of her life story is wonderful, especially in graphic form. I've never read a graphic novel and I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and passing it on to others. Everyone in America should read this book and learn what life is like in Iran.
From her life in Austria, she meets people who have different political views, who have different codes of morality, and who have had little experience with death and war as she has. Marjane's family try to explain to this little girl about her family's royal history, her family friends' experiences in prison, and her new role as a young woman in an Islamic state. In the first of the two, we get the life of young Marjane from the time of the shah, to the attack by Iraq. Over time, Marjane becomes disillusioned with the person she has been turned into while living in Europe and returns to Iran, where she later marries and struggles against the strong Islamic rule being forced on its citizens.Altogether, I thought Marjane's coming of age during the conflict in Iran and through the new Islamic control of the region to be brilliantly and poignantly discussed in her two graphic novels. By the end of book one, Marjane is on her way to Austria, both to escape the conflict in Iran, and also to go to school.In book two, Marjane grows from a young teen, into a near adult. She begins living in a convent, but is soon cast from home to home. These two novels covered issues of history in the region, discussed moral laws imposed on the nation, discussed the view of the West as imposed on the East, and many other tough issues of nation and culture. Overall, I think these graphic novels are very well done, and give the reader a great view of Iran and its culture.
I loved everything about it. That NEVER happens.The descriptions of family and friends is an education in itself, so many perspectives.
He loved it enough to recommend it to me.It is told in graphics with captions and labels and narration. The author is a woman from Iran showing and telling about her experiences growing up during the Iranian Revolution.
This book was a gift to my husband from my sister-in-law. I even, GASP, asked my history teacher husband to give me some lessons on the time period.
It was amazing. I learned a lot and ventured out to learn more as I read.
The book is everyone's coming of age, yet it is supremely unique. Looking forward to finding the film version.
This book was assigned to me and I gotta say, it's one of those you don't regret reading while you have numerous jobs at hand. It truly made me love graphic novels; a must have.
The Complete Persepolis contains Persepolis and Persepolis 2 in one volume. I think it's wonderful and smart, but I didn't quite love it. It's incredibly moving to think and see how much geography plays into our own sense of self and autobiography.From a visual standpoint, Persepolis is simple and beautiful.
Persepolis is an autobiography in graphic novel. I would gladly hand several on my wall. Although there is no indication where the second volume begins, there is a shift in the story.
There are frames so packed with meaning, I would stare at them for a few minutes. Marjane Satrapi grew up in Iran, and the book is as much a story of the Persian people and Iran's history as it is her own. It's a fascinating look at a country and its history, but it's most remarkable seen through the eyes of a child.
It's an incredibly accessible graphic novel, as it's rather verbose, but Satrapi's drawings are powerful.Persepolis is clearly a powerful book, and I do believe it's an important book, particularly for Westerners. It moved me deeply, but there was some unknown element inhibiting my full personal enjoyment.
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