num_pages: 153
description: Wise, often funny, sometimes heartbreaking, Persepolis tells the story of Marjane Satrapi's life in Tehran from the ages of 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 child of radical Marxists, and the great-grandaughter of Iran's last emperor, Satrapi bears witness to a childhood uniquely entwined with the history of her country. Persepolis paints an unforgettable portrait of daily life in Iran and of the bewildering contradictions between home life and public life.Amidst the tragedy, Marjane's child's eye view adds immediacy and humour, and her story of a childhood at once outrageous and ordinary, beset by the unthinkable and yet buffered by an extraordinary and loving family, is immensely moving. It is also very beautiful; Satrapi's drawings have the power of the very best woodcuts.
language: English
title: Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
titlecomplete: Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
genres: Biography, Graphic Novels, Memoir, Nonfiction, Iran, School, Autobiography, Comics, Graphic Novels Comics, History
ratings_count: 201296
places: Tehran, Iran, Middle East, Persia
series: Persepolis
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Harvey Awards
category: Best US Edition of Foreign Material, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: ALA Alex Award, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Prix du Festival d'Angoulême
category: Alph-art du coup de coeur
publisher: Pantheon