Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood Hardcover - 2003
by Marjane Satrapi
An intelligent and outspoken only child, Satrapi--the daughter of radical Marxists and the great-granddaughter of Iran's last emperor--bears witness to a childhood uniquely entwined with the history of her country. Illustrations.
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Originally published to wide critical acclaim in France, where it elicited comparisons to Art Spiegelman's Maus, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi's wise, funny, and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. In powerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi tells the story of her life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah's regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution, and the devastating effects of war with Iraq. The intelligent and outspoken only child of committed Marxists and the great-granddaughter of one of Iran's last emperors, Marjane bears witness to a childhood uniquely entwined with the history of her country.
"Persepolis paints an unforgettable portrait of daily life in Iran: of the bewildering contradictions between home life and public life and of the enormous toll repressive regimes exact on the individual spirit. Marjane's child's-eye-view of dethroned emperors, state-sanctioned whippings, and heroes of the revolution allows us to learn as she does the history of this fascinating country and of her own extraordinary family. Intensely personal, profoundly political, and wholly original, Persepolis is at once a story of growing up and a stunning reminder of the human cost of war and political repression. It shows how we carry on, through laughter and tears, in the face of absurdity. And, finally, it introduces us to an irresistible little girl with whom we cannot help but fall in love.
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- Title Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
- Author Marjane Satrapi
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 160
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Pantheon Books, New York
- Date 2003-04-29
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780375422300 / 0375422307
- Weight 0.87 lbs (0.39 kg)
- Dimensions 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.7 in (23.62 x 16.00 x 1.78 cm)
- Ages 13 to 17 years
- Grade levels 8 - 12
- Reading level 380
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
- Ethnic Orientation: Jewish
- Ethnic Orientation: Multicultural
- Religious Orientation: Jewish
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Library of Congress subjects Bildungsromans, Coming of age
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002190806
- Dewey Decimal Code B
Media reviews
Citations
- ALA Best Books Young Adults, 03/15/2004, Page 1284
- Booklist, 04/01/2004, Page 1360
- Booklist Ed Choice Adu Bk YA's, 01/01/2004, Page 778
- BookPage, 05/01/2003, Page 15
- Commonweal, 04/23/2004, Page 22
- Entertainment Weekly, 06/27/2008, Page 102
- Library Journal, 02/15/2003, Page 0
- Library Journal Prepub Alert, 02/15/2003, Page 118
- LJ Best Books of Year, 01/01/2004, Page 50
- New York Review of Books, 04/07/2005, Page 40
- New York Times, 08/22/2004, Page 7
- People Weekly, 12/17/2008, Page 62
- Publishers Weekly, 07/14/2003, Page 58
- School Library Journal, 08/01/2003, Page 190
- SLJ's Best Books, 12/01/2003, Page 51
- USA Today, 08/06/2003, Page 1
- Vogue, 04/01/2003, Page 259
- Voice of Youth Advocates, 12/01/2003, Page 430
- Women's Review of Books, 06/01/2003, Page 8
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