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A graphic memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution
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What it is about
Marjane Satrapi tells the story of her childhood in Tehran in simple black-and-white drawings. She sees her country change after the revolution and during the Iran–Iraq war. The book shows politics through the eyes of a child.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like graphic novels and memoirs.
What you will get
A widely taught graphic memoir. It was adapted into a 2007 animated film.
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Nonfiction · Graphic memoir · Iran · Childhood
Length
153 pages · ≈ 4 h
More about this book
Characters
Marjane, her parents and her grandmother.
Setting
Tehran, in the late 1970s and the 1980s.
What makes it different
A serious story told with stark, childlike drawings.
Feel
Funny, sharp and moving.
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