“Persepolis,” by Marjane Satrapi (2000)
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Date: 2023-02-18

“Persepolis,” by Marjane Satrapi (2000)    
      
 A veritable titan in the world of graphic novels, Persepolis is a highly acclaimed autobiographical tale that recounts the author’s childhood during the 1979 revolution in Tehran, Iran, and charts her adolescent years in Vienna, Austria. Aiming to show the realities of living in Iran during a time of major social and political upheaval — not the biased, agenda-driven media version of the Iranian Revolution that, according to the author “didn’t represent my existence at all” — Satrapi provides visual context for global readers using weighty black-and-white artwork and a beautifully woven story.As one of the American Library Association’s “Top 10 Most Challenged Books” due to its depictions of politics, religion, race and other important topics, you shouldn’t expect Persepolis to be a walk-in-the-park read. But you should expect this award-winner to be illuminating and unforgettable. It’s a piece of literature in its own right, one that demands critical thinking and forces us to contemplate the realities of war and the way the media shapes our perception.