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Available
Publication
Pantheon (2004), Edition: 1st Edition, 160 pages
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LibraryThing member krau0098
This is the first book in the Persepolis duology (I actually did not know this was part of a series when I picked it up). It was a well done graphic novel about a young girl growing up in Tehran.
As you might expect some of the things Satrapi goes through are shocking and upsetting. At the same
It’s a good book to expose people to life in Iran and how it affects the common people who are just trying to make it through their day to day lives. I would recommend to young adult and older just because there is some discussion about rape and there is a lot of violence.
Overall a well done graphic novel about growing up in Iran. I plan on reading the second book in the series because I am curious to know what happens to Satrapi when she goes to Europe. A good read for those who are interested in autobiographies and learning about the Middle East.
As you might expect some of the things Satrapi goes through are shocking and upsetting. At the same
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time you will be surprised how kids will always act like kids and how normal her family tries to keep their lives despite the tumult around them. It’s a good book to expose people to life in Iran and how it affects the common people who are just trying to make it through their day to day lives. I would recommend to young adult and older just because there is some discussion about rape and there is a lot of violence.
Overall a well done graphic novel about growing up in Iran. I plan on reading the second book in the series because I am curious to know what happens to Satrapi when she goes to Europe. A good read for those who are interested in autobiographies and learning about the Middle East.
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LibraryThing member readingover50
I have been seeing a lot of good reviews of this book on Litsy, so I decided to check it out. I really started reading graphic novels in the past year, so this book was never on my radar before. Marji, the heroine, is just 5 years younger than me, so although I was alive during the time period this
Reading what it was like coming of age in the Iran of the 70's and 80's was very enlightening. The story of how a nation goes from being fairly progressive to very repressive was a scary one. It is books like this that make me realize how stunted my worldview is, and makes me want to learn more about different cultures.
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book covers, I really had no understanding or knowledge of what was happening in Iran or the Middle East at the time. As I neared my 20's, I became more aware of the conflict in Iran, but for me that region was always under conflict.Reading what it was like coming of age in the Iran of the 70's and 80's was very enlightening. The story of how a nation goes from being fairly progressive to very repressive was a scary one. It is books like this that make me realize how stunted my worldview is, and makes me want to learn more about different cultures.
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LibraryThing member magonistarevolt
This book is beautiful and adorable. It documents the life of a child (the author) as she grows up in the tumult of revolutionary Iran. Reading comic books on dialectical materialism and playing dress up as Che Guevara, while shouting "Down with the Shah!" across her house, the rebellion that comes
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so naturally to Marji manifests itself in various identities she takes on as the country she lives in goes through dramatic changes: prophet, revolutionary, flirt, punk. I read this in two sittings, one before I went to bed, and one after I woke up. I loved it and i want to read part 2. Show Less
LibraryThing member bookwyrmm
If you want to understand more about Iran in the 70s and 80s, read this book.
LibraryThing member cougargirl1967
I loved it! I learned so much about her homeland and it was easy to understand her story.
LibraryThing member kslade
Interesting story of girl growing up in Iran during its Islamic revolution in the late '70s and '80s.
LibraryThing member steve02476
A fine book, a graphic memoir, funny and sad. Helps to understand what things were like in Iran in the 80s, although her family certainly wasn’t typical.
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
8.84 inches
ISBN
037571457X / 9780375714573