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Incredibly sad and disturbing, but a great look at history by someone who lived it. The takeover of Iran and the oppression of the women should be a warning to all free women, american and european, that oppression isn't that far away.
A fascinating look at the Islamic Revolution in Iran during the late 70s/early 80s, as seen through the eyes of a young Marjane Satrapi. She's a precocious and inquisitive girl living in a tumultuous time. I loved the black-and-white drawings in this graphic novel; the artwork could be understated and haunting at the same time, from everyday situations at school to graphic images of torture and war. As the new ruling party fundamentalists begin forcing citizens to conform to a more rigid code of...
I haven't seen the award-winning animated film by the same name, and my knowledge of Iranian history is somewhat spotty, but I knew that this would not be a light-hearted narrative, and I was right. It's a graphic novel account of Satrapi's childhood in Iran during the Islamic revolution and war with Iraq. She comes of age, wishing to express herself through her clothing choices, music, and words, at the same time that restrictions become the most intense. Set in a backdrop of arrests, execution...
Never thought a graphic novel would make me cry but it did.
Persepolis, Volume 1, Marjane SatrapiPersepolis is a graphic autobiography by Marjane Satrapi that depicts her childhood up to her early adult years in Iran during and after the Islamic Revolution. The title is a reference to the ancient capital of the Persian Empire, Persepolis. Newsweek ranked the book #5 on its list of the ten best non-fiction books of the decade. Originally published in French, it has been translated into several languages including English. French comics publisher L'Associa...
When I bought Persepolis at a yard sale in 2014; it came signed: (This was the first signed book I ever owned. Also, note how vertical Marjane's signature is.)The book looked brand new but sold for just $.25. Why get a book signed and then sell it for so little? Surely there's a story here that I'll never know.Anyway, at the same yard sale, I also bought this: It's an old board game with a noir style where players work together to solve a crime. It's a cross between Monopoly, Clue and Arkh...
Read this time for my Graphic Novels class with memoir work by her and Alison Bechdel and Corinne Mucha. This is deceptively good, in that it is a graphic memoir from the perspective of a woman looking back at her life as a young girl during the Iranian Revolution, in 1979. Why deceptive? Because it's in the form of a slightly cartoony comic book that one could mistake for trivial, at a glance. It's not in the least bit trivial. It's interesting to read this during the time of the continuing 201...
The comics format, the dry humor, the frankness, the child / adolescent / young woman point of view - all of them lessen a little the tragic history of Iran and its population.
Annotation: In Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi writes about and illustrates her childhood in 1970s and 80s Iran, between the ages of six and fourteen. Her illustrations are heavy line drawings done in the style of comic strips, and their content details her daily life and family history against a dramatic backdrop of the Shah’s regime, the Islamic Revolution, and the war with Iraq. Marjane herself--ever fiery, sharp, outspoken and determined--serves as the protagonist, while supporting characters he...
An updated review can be found in Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood---------------------------------------------Full review found in The Complete Persepolis
Very interesting to get to know more about Iran!
This kind of stories don't really caught my attention, simply are boring or depressed. Not really interested in waste my time reading it.
This book really opened my eyes up to a new perspective. I think that this should be taught in schools, because it is educational and eye-opening. It’s a wonderful graphic novel with simple, yet detailed and bold drawings. It fully encapsulates the struggle that Iranian women faced, during the Islamic Revolution, and what it was like to grow up one way and suddenly have your life changed drastically, in a powerful way. I think if this had been in written form, rather than as a graphic novel, it
I love graphic novels and learning about history and I feel like this book taught me a lot about what it was like to live through the Islamic Revolution.I was frustrated at times because I felt like I didn't get the full story on a lot of the issues, and that they left things unresolved. Though, I suppose that's the way that things occur in real life!The drawing wasn't particularly my style.
This was a terrific book. It's a graphic novel/memoir about a girl growing up during the 1979 Iranian Revolution. The author uses humor to make some really difficult topics (war, revolution, violence, etc.) easier to digest. Anyone who likes graphic novels will probably love this book. (I'm generally not a huge graphic novel fan, and I loved it!)
