Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood and The Story of a Return
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The Story of a Childhood and The Story of a Return
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。 This is a beautiful and intimate story full of tragedy and humour - raw， honest and incredibly illuminating。
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。 This is a beautiful and intimate story full of tragedy and humour - raw， honest and incredibly illuminating。
Reviews
Francisca A
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Ahora entiendo por qué es tan famoso。 Me encantó！！ Una historia potente y devastadora pero contada con humor， belleza y honestidad。 Habla sobre revolución， guerra， religión， marxismo， identidad， ser migrante， mujer， entre muchas otras cosas。 Hay eventos históricos que me costó entender un poco y que me dan ganas de investigarlos más。
Petrosino
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Mi è piaciuto molto leggere dell'Iran e della vita personale di Marjane， ma non posso dire molto della sua vita in Austria。 Sicuramente è una la storia di una ragazza\donna che racconta sè stessa nei suoi anni formativi in parallelo ai movimenti politici e culturali del fine XX secolo。 Mi è piaciuto molto leggere dell'Iran e della vita personale di Marjane， ma non posso dire molto della sua vita in Austria。 Sicuramente è una la storia di una ragazza\donna che racconta sè stessa nei suoi anni formativi in parallelo ai movimenti politici e culturali del fine XX secolo。 。。。more
Avery
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An incredible graphical memoir with a captivating comics style。 Satrapi starts the story somewhat abstract and grandiose， which makes perfect sense for an adult remembering what it was like to be a child - especially growing up during such utter societal upheaval。 She slowly becomes more practical in her writing style as she reflects on herself growing up， until she eventually has to accept her relationship with the her family， her culture， her home country， and the several societies she feels o An incredible graphical memoir with a captivating comics style。 Satrapi starts the story somewhat abstract and grandiose， which makes perfect sense for an adult remembering what it was like to be a child - especially growing up during such utter societal upheaval。 She slowly becomes more practical in her writing style as she reflects on herself growing up， until she eventually has to accept her relationship with the her family， her culture， her home country， and the several societies she feels only partly connected to。 The ending felt a little bit rushed， but of course you can't write memoir past your current place in life。 I related to Satrapi's character so much that it's disturbing。 Even during extremely bloody revolution， people are people and there's an eery sense of normalcy。。。 I don't ever want to live in a land full of bloody revolution or war。 Just after reading this， Israel unleashed a fresh wave of ethnic cleansing and deadly air strikes on captive Palestine。 None of these things should ever have happened， and I thank Satrapi for capturing it for all of us。 Please。。。 let us learn。 。。。more
José Luis Izaguirre
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Es la primera vez que leo una novela gráfica y me ha gustado mucho， la verdad。 Narra la propia historia de la autora y te enseña la evolución que ha sufrido Irán en las últimas décadas。 Es una muy buena forma también de entender la inmigración y la pérdida de identidad。Se hace muy amena de leer y aporta toques de humor muy inteligente。
Yessica
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Persépolis nos muestra la biografía de la autora hasta sus 24 años， aquí vemos las transformaciones de irán desde finales de los años 90s。 La autora logra concretar emociones y situaciones perfectamente， cada personaje en su historia es reconocible y tiene algo que enseñar。 La historia se abarca por medio de capas， en estas conocemos las diferentes dictaduras， costumbres， familiares que participaron en la historia， etc。 Vemos la dictadura del Sha， el vencimiento frente a su régimen， la revolució Persépolis nos muestra la biografía de la autora hasta sus 24 años， aquí vemos las transformaciones de irán desde finales de los años 90s。 La autora logra concretar emociones y situaciones perfectamente， cada personaje en su historia es reconocible y tiene algo que enseñar。 La historia se abarca por medio de capas， en estas conocemos las diferentes dictaduras， costumbres， familiares que participaron en la historia， etc。 Vemos la dictadura del Sha， el vencimiento frente a su régimen， la revolución islámica （que en realidad es otra dictadura， sólo que religiosa）， la adaptación de la población al nuevo régimen， la etapa de la autora en Austria y finalmente su regreso a Irán hasta su partida a Francia。Los contrastes entre lo que se esperaba de la población bajo el régimen y lo que en realidad se sentía eran muy entrañables， es sencillo empatizar con los miedos， preocupaciones y alegría retratadas。 Es un libro algo difícil de digerir （es mucha información para alguien que no sabe nada sobre Irán）， sin embargo， no pude parar de leerlo， estaba tan preocupada por enterarme que ocurriría después， amé aprender tanto sobre el país y sobre su cultura， fue fascinante ver una familia tan liberal que luchaba cada día por pequeñas libertades que significaban mucho más que el poder salir sin velo。Es un libro completamente maravilloso que todos deberíamos leer， un libro que nos muestra el lado humano en medio de la violencia y el sinsentido。 Nuestro instinto de supervivencia siempre prima sobre nuestros miedos。 。。。more
Tuğba
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Çok üzülerek ama bayılarak okudum 🖤
Inés Ypunto
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Es muy fácil sentir empatía por Marjane y su historia。 El contexto es muy complejo pero está contado con sencillez y mucha personalidad。 Al fin y al cabo lo que se relata es una revolución política vista desde los ojos de una niña。 Es más que recomendable yo diría de obligada lectura。
Paul Lemcke
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Moving， devastating， sad， disturbing， frightening， inspiring。 It’s the history that I always hoped couldn’t possibly be real。
Vinnie
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Very eye opening and sad
Sophie Plouffe
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I don’t have the vocabulary at the moment to describe how amazing this book was。 It effectively described traumas， difficult conditions， lack of women’s rights and the oppression of the “bearded religious men” in Iran。 It explored the presence of western culture in Iran and how it was against the moral conduct and the vale became mandatory。 Marjane then experiences a culture shift between Austria （Vienna） and Iran。 She engages in two unfulfilling relationships， one with Markus in Vienna that end I don’t have the vocabulary at the moment to describe how amazing this book was。 It effectively described traumas， difficult conditions， lack of women’s rights and the oppression of the “bearded religious men” in Iran。 It explored the presence of western culture in Iran and how it was against the moral conduct and the vale became mandatory。 Marjane then experiences a culture shift between Austria （Vienna） and Iran。 She engages in two unfulfilling relationships， one with Markus in Vienna that ended up cheating on her and one with razaz， an Iranian from which she married and divorced。 It has substance and is a worth while read。 I strongly recommend it。 Also， the graphic novelformat， made messages pass through more effectively and was very interesting to read :） 。。。more
Pola Lakow
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i would give it a 6th star if i could :’）
Nancy E。
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Fantastic story， both heartbreaking and hopeful。
Jeffin Thomas
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On emancipation and freedom。。。 Must read for all people （especially girls and women） locked up in third world countries and living under the weight of traditions
Trishangni Sharma
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Persepolis part I & II by Marjane Satrapi。I have read hundreds of graphic novels， but nothing like Persepolis ♥️Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi’s memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution。 It was a whip-smart， heartbreaking and intense read— I had many thoughts and feelings while reading， so much so that I had to put it down multiple times to take a breather & feel the beauty of the emotional reality of a war struck teen。There are scores of themes worth exploring & learning here: Persepolis part I & II by Marjane Satrapi。I have read hundreds of graphic novels， but nothing like Persepolis ♥️Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi’s memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution。 It was a whip-smart， heartbreaking and intense read— I had many thoughts and feelings while reading， so much so that I had to put it down multiple times to take a breather & feel the beauty of the emotional reality of a war struck teen。There are scores of themes worth exploring & learning here: The Veil， religion， feminism， fundamentals， resilience， life and death， inter-generational relationships， love， loss & revolution。One can't help but fall in love with the story Satrapi lived， and her precious， astute， and courageous interaction with the world around her that consisted of all the figures needed to base upon ones life: God， family， friends， crush， mates & of course the introspection with self。 The book provides a wide window view to the lives of Iranian people during and after the Iranian revolution with a clever mix of humour and tragedy spread throughout the book。My favourite part about the story was Satrapi’s own voice， I could feel her in it。 All the loss she suffered， all the deaths she witnessed， and the labor she bore in her mind， everything was so incredibly stirring。 I felt myself become a little more quiet （on the inside） and appreciate every single right my life & country has given me with。 In parallel， a story like Satrapi’s gave me a whole new kind of perspective towards not just life， but what you make of it。Persepolis through Satrapi’s voice is a rebel with a cause。 。。。more
Camila Henrique
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4，7
Julien
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Ce livre BD est très émouvant， tres humain aussi。 J'y ai beaucoup appris sur l'Iran， son histoire， ses mœurs。 Et surtout que tout le monde sur terre aspire aux mêmes choses。 Ce livre BD est très émouvant， tres humain aussi。 J'y ai beaucoup appris sur l'Iran， son histoire， ses mœurs。 Et surtout que tout le monde sur terre aspire aux mêmes choses。 。。。more
Ana Pink
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Este libro es tan bonito y genialQuiero saber que fue después de la vida de Marjane。
Marte
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A true， modern classic。There are way too few books focused on the life of middle eastern women that reaches as large or wide an audience， but at least we have Persepolis。If you haven’t gotten to this - despite it being included on every "must-read graphic novels"-list - it’s time to do so。 A true， modern classic。There are way too few books focused on the life of middle eastern women that reaches as large or wide an audience， but at least we have Persepolis。If you haven’t gotten to this - despite it being included on every "must-read graphic novels"-list - it’s time to do so。 。。。more
Sarayu
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Excellent book！ Really enjoyed it。
Satdeep Gill
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I thoroughly enjoyed this memoir by Marjane which is both lovely as well as heart wrenching。 I could relate with many instances and also marveled at some others。 Looking forward to watch the Film now！
Eugene
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a Christmas present from Rebecca and Elyshia （while we were all living together） that I couldn't bring myself to start with 3 other half-finished books。 When i finally picked it up I struggled to put it down （so much so that I had no choice other than to work from home today to be able to pick up this book in breaks）。I really loved this book。 It covered enough of the history of the Iranian revolution and the Iran-Iraq war to make sure you didn't feel embarrassed and uneducated when sympathising a Christmas present from Rebecca and Elyshia （while we were all living together） that I couldn't bring myself to start with 3 other half-finished books。 When i finally picked it up I struggled to put it down （so much so that I had no choice other than to work from home today to be able to pick up this book in breaks）。I really loved this book。 It covered enough of the history of the Iranian revolution and the Iran-Iraq war to make sure you didn't feel embarrassed and uneducated when sympathising with Marji's struggle。 the illustrations are fun and i can imagine anyone aged 13-99999 enjoying this。 and I'm already thinking about people who I would love to lend this book too。 。。。more
Sol
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Hace unos diez años me pusieron la película de Persépolis en el instituto y me abrió el mundo a una historia que no conocía y a un estilo que no había visto。 Desde entonces pensé que el libro sería prácticamente igual que la película y lo primero que quiero decir es que no es así。 Merece muchísimo la pena leer el cómic igual que merece mucho ver la película y como todo pues en el cómic se permiten más detalles cotidianos， más anécdotas y algo más de contexto político extendido。Sinceramente piens Hace unos diez años me pusieron la película de Persépolis en el instituto y me abrió el mundo a una historia que no conocía y a un estilo que no había visto。 Desde entonces pensé que el libro sería prácticamente igual que la película y lo primero que quiero decir es que no es así。 Merece muchísimo la pena leer el cómic igual que merece mucho ver la película y como todo pues en el cómic se permiten más detalles cotidianos， más anécdotas y algo más de contexto político extendido。Sinceramente pienso que esta obra debería ser un clásico de la literatura universal por varios motivos， de verdad que pienso que cualquier persona debería poder conocer esta historia。 En este libro se recogen las vivencias de la autora nacida en Teherán， Irán， en una época de guerra， de cambio político， y creciendo joven en el extranjero sola， Austria。 Esta historia no es sólo un relato biográfico y no es sólo un recogido histórico， aquí se ve también lo que es una historia de paso de edad y de relaciones familiares que incluyen la pertenencia y las raíces。En este cómic， con un estilo muy peculiar y atractivo en blanco y negro de tinta gruesa， encontramos a una niña criada en una familia que se encontraba en una buena clase social y con un gran carácter: orgullosa， algo impertinente， fuerte， fuerte de sentir， honesta， un personaje sincero que cuando es niña es niña con el inocente orgullo， que cuando se equivoca se avergüenza y que cuando despierta vuela。 Es una sincera muestra de como el terror está hasta el tuétano， pero presentado con humor y personalidades explosivas en personajes de toda posición y género。 La perspectiva de todo un país y un punto histórico que todavía nos afecta y retrata el mundo que seguimos teniendo。 Quedo maravillada una vez más con esta historia。 。。。more
Jenny King
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***EUROVISIONATHON 2021 - FRANCE***So when I started my journey into graphic novels I did a whole load of research to try and work out where to start， particularly for a reader of literary fiction。 WITHOUT FAIL， this book will appear on every single list， along with Maus。 This is a graphic memoir which follows the author from childhood into adulthood， growing up in Iran during the revolution and war with Iraq。 Marjane was born to radical parents who were not afraid to stand up and fight for thei ***EUROVISIONATHON 2021 - FRANCE***So when I started my journey into graphic novels I did a whole load of research to try and work out where to start， particularly for a reader of literary fiction。 WITHOUT FAIL， this book will appear on every single list， along with Maus。 This is a graphic memoir which follows the author from childhood into adulthood， growing up in Iran during the revolution and war with Iraq。 Marjane was born to radical parents who were not afraid to stand up and fight for their beliefs， and so she was brought up to be quite independent。 During the escalating violence in the country， you see how the radical attitudes towards women start to change; forcing them to wear the veil， dictating their clothing， and how they are to behave。 Eventually Marjane's parents decide to send her to Austria at the age of 13 to protect her from the escalating war。 In Austria you see Marjane grow into a teenager with all of the coming of age angst that goes with her friendships and romantic relationships。 But there was also a focus on her mental health during this time， as she suffers from a type of breakdown through a climax of feelings of lonlieness and homesickness/disconnection from her family and country。 She does return to Iran and the story continues to follow her as she starts to manage her mental health， and move into adulthood。 The drawings are really simple but incredibly compelling and engaging， and I really enjoyed seeing the day to day life of living in Iran during this time。 Marjane also does not shy away from moments in her life where she did not behave well， which I thought really lent depth to the story。 Overall this was probably a 4。5 star， and to be honest if I hadn't read so many other graphic memoirs around the same time to compare it to it probably would have come out at a 5 star， but I would highly recommend it for graphic novel beginners。 。。。more
Tisbe Rinehart
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AMAZING。 as a graphic novel it reads very quickly， yet is still very educational because of its content。 very engaging。 absolute must read。
Amarjeet
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Not a fan of any autobiographies but this one felt like a good story
Caitlin
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Fantastic， effective and eye opening。 Satrapi does a wonderful job including not only the aspects of war and her experiences （along with relevant facts about Iranian society for context）， but also does not shy away from including positive and negative aspects of her own character and actions during these times。 The real genius though is the inclusion of humor that provides some witty and tactful levity to the brutal honesty within her narrative。
Timóteo
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A obra é incrível。 Enquanto eu estava lendo e até quando eu terminei a obra se mostrou claramente uma das melhores hqs que já li。 Ritmo e narrativa gráfica são incríveis e a habilidade da Marjane de retratar uma realidade bastante complexo através da visão de uma criança e fazer isso de uma forma verossímil é impar。 Após alguns dias de "maturação" passaram a existem alguns detalhes na história que me incomodam， embora provavelmente isso sejam características da própria vida da autora que ela ret A obra é incrível。 Enquanto eu estava lendo e até quando eu terminei a obra se mostrou claramente uma das melhores hqs que já li。 Ritmo e narrativa gráfica são incríveis e a habilidade da Marjane de retratar uma realidade bastante complexo através da visão de uma criança e fazer isso de uma forma verossímil é impar。 Após alguns dias de "maturação" passaram a existem alguns detalhes na história que me incomodam， embora provavelmente isso sejam características da própria vida da autora que ela retratou na história， principalmente relacionados à "ocidentalização" dela， embora eu esperasse， pelo sucesso dessa HQ， que ela fosse muito mais ocidentalizada do que é。 Pode ser que essa impressão seja ainda mais modificada com o passar do tempo e em uma eventual releitura。 Enfim， é claramente uma obra-prima das histórias em quadrinhos， leitura quase obrigatória pra todos。 。。。more
V A
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Initially， I was overwhelmed with the content——the depth， the history， and the amount that I didn’t know。 It was a strong feeling but not a shocking one。 Thankfully， her story kept me grounded with its fantastic commentary on sexism， with intelligent jokes， and with heart-felt moments。 I found the similarities between her and I within the pages but I also acknowledged the significant differences。 I have never had my own uncle executed， I’ve never lived in a home where I thought that I could poss Initially， I was overwhelmed with the content——the depth， the history， and the amount that I didn’t know。 It was a strong feeling but not a shocking one。 Thankfully， her story kept me grounded with its fantastic commentary on sexism， with intelligent jokes， and with heart-felt moments。 I found the similarities between her and I within the pages but I also acknowledged the significant differences。 I have never had my own uncle executed， I’ve never lived in a home where I thought that I could possibly be bombed， I’ve never been sent to another country to be safe from home。 Home has generally been safe for me。 This book really placed me in a reflective position that I could not avoid （I mean， I didn’t want to avoid it but it was just engaging and。。。。it just called me out on all the things I have yet to learn）。 Oh， I especially enjoyed the latter part of the complete collection as there was more explicit reflection from the author through the position of her adult self in the graphic novel （in the younger portion， there was a degree of it but it was more subtle）。 She was definitely lucky enough to have relatively financially stable parents who could support her， as well as a chance to pursue education abroad and to do so several times， but the ways in which she is/was privileged does not negate the oppression she was under。 。。。more
Ashley Marie
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Moving and brilliantly told。
Eglė Davidavičė
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