The Complete Persepolis
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- Author：Marjane Satrapi
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Summary
Here， in one volume: Marjane Satrapi's best-selling， internationally acclaimed graphic memoir。
Persepolis is the story of Satrapi's unforgettable childhood and coming of age within a large and loving family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution; of the contradictions between private life and public life in a country plagued by political upheaval; of her high school years in Vienna facing the trials of adolescence far from her family; of her homecoming--both sweet and terrible; and， finally， of her self-imposed exile from her beloved homeland。 It is the chronicle of a girlhood and adolescence at once outrageous and familiar， a young life entwined with the history of her country yet filled with the universal trials and joys of growing up。
Edgy， searingly observant， and candid， often heartbreaking but threaded throughout with raw humor and hard-earned wisdom--Persepolis is a stunning work from one of the most highly regarded， singularly talented graphic artists at work today。
Persepolis is the story of Satrapi's unforgettable childhood and coming of age within a large and loving family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution; of the contradictions between private life and public life in a country plagued by political upheaval; of her high school years in Vienna facing the trials of adolescence far from her family; of her homecoming--both sweet and terrible; and， finally， of her self-imposed exile from her beloved homeland。 It is the chronicle of a girlhood and adolescence at once outrageous and familiar， a young life entwined with the history of her country yet filled with the universal trials and joys of growing up。
Edgy， searingly observant， and candid， often heartbreaking but threaded throughout with raw humor and hard-earned wisdom--Persepolis is a stunning work from one of the most highly regarded， singularly talented graphic artists at work today。
Reviews
EriKa Churches
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Me fascinó， como muestra la importancia de mantener integra a pesar en vivir en revolución y estar privada de tu libertad
Loni Colleen
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3。5
Mark
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It's always easy to lose sight of "the other" as a bunch of individuals who are trying to make the best of a bad situation。 For Americans， Iran has been that distant "other" for a long time。 The hostage crisis with the American embassy and the OPEC boycott were both things that happened before I was alive， but this was a go-to for my parents （married one month before the crisis began） talking about what it really looks like when things go crazy in the world。 The shitty president of my early adul It's always easy to lose sight of "the other" as a bunch of individuals who are trying to make the best of a bad situation。 For Americans， Iran has been that distant "other" for a long time。 The hostage crisis with the American embassy and the OPEC boycott were both things that happened before I was alive， but this was a go-to for my parents （married one month before the crisis began） talking about what it really looks like when things go crazy in the world。 The shitty president of my early adulthood proclaimed Iran to be in the "Axis of Evil;" a better president negotiated an agreement to try to curtail Iran's nuclear ambitions， and an even shittier president tore that up because a lot of powerful， rich people aren't going to keep gaining power or wealth if there's peace in the Middle East。The perspective of what it's like to have been a person in Iran living through all of that， with no like of the theocratic regime but no power to do anything without it， is a perspective that doesn't come up very often in American media， be it news or entertainment。 So this autobiographic is interesting right away for spanning roughly 1979-1994， years where its artist and author， Marjane Satrapi， went from being a ten-year-old girl to a 24-year-old woman。 Satrapi opens in 1980 with what's no less an attention grabber now than when she published the story， with a little story revolving around the introduction of the veil to school， how girls and boys were kept more separate because that's what the mullahs said had to happen。 There were protests， heads were busted， arrests were made， and some people deemed too suspicious （including members of Satrapi's family， who leaned into socialism） were more or less summarily executed。 Add in the nearly decade-long Iran-Iraq War and it all sounds like a pretty bad time and place to have been alive。 Satrapi does not shy away from this reality， rather just tries to bring it to life。 What was it like to sit around wondering if the bombs were going to drop in your neighborhood？ Or hearing of a strike， seeing smoke rising from where you think you live， police keeping people away from the block as you get home， only to discover that your next door neighbor's house was hit and the family killed？ Through her conversations with her parents， there was also the geopolitical context。 Satrapi's father， for instance， takes the opinion that the war was ginned up by the West to try to deplete Iraq's power against Iran to protect Israel。 The old picture of recently-deceased Donald Rumsfeld shaking hands with Saddam Hussein made the rounds a lot on the anti-war Internet， certainly。 The post-9/11 American media was not so interested in thinking about who gave Hussein all the weapons 20 years before that now made him so dangerous he had to be dealt with。 For Satrapi， part of the struggle involved some years growing up as an Iranian exile of sorts in Austria， the angst of being away from a home at war and the struggle of coming from a place whose regime made it not very popular in the world。 Another part of the struggle was returning home with the guilt of missing out on the war years。Every little thing is so vividly rendered through relatively uncomplicated black-and-white drawings。 Even people who are only around for a chapter or two are memorable in their own way - school friends， uncles， family friends who'd been imprisoned by the shah。 It's not a deep history lesson， though it does pause to explore some thoughts that may occur to the reader at times。 "Was the shah really so bad that creating the chaos that led to the fundamentalist takeover seemed like a good idea？" And even Satrapi's socialist dissidents seem to agree that yes， the shah was that bad。 The CIA-backed coup of Iran's last elected prime minister in the 1950s was not forgotten。 "But why did people go along with it？" Well， when government-sanctioned mobs are going around policing morality violently， it quickly seems like the best thing to do is stay out of the crosshairs。 （I have to imagine this would sound familiar to a Black American who's heard about the old days of lynching through family lore。） The whole setup of an ignorant， pious-presenting nincompoop at the hospital presiding over who does and doesn't get a passport to travel to Europe for better medical care is a reality that would be indistinguishable from the most searing critiques of Soviet Russia。 The passport arrived on the day that the patient passed away！ That's right up there with "The Siberian prisoners get the day off if the temperature is -40; the thermometer stops reading at -39。"Many little absurdities are matter-of-factly related。 At the university， men and women must walk up different staircases out of an apparent belief that this will result in men looking at women's butts。 （Satrapi and classmates can't dispute the specific rationale， only the broader idea that the government has any business stepping in。） The censors for state television remove any mention of anything they deem immoral， so a Japanese program that Satrapi likes takes a geisha and proclaims instead that she is a hairdresser。 Satrapi， who eventually becomes an art student， discovers the difficulty of learning about art when so much of the interaction between men and women is policed。 Having read The Agony and the Ecstasy not terribly long ago， I can't help but think of the similarity between small-minded popes and cardinals insisting on a certain moral character from Michelangelo's art。 Satrapi proposes a beautiful mural that honors Persian mythology， which the city functionary agrees sounds nice， except that the women aren't wearing veils， and if you had to put veils on them， they wouldn't be the mythological legends。 This is part of what gets her out of Iran for good， and there's no question that this was a positive for her and a positive for anyone who can read her story and learn about a strange place。It's not lost on this American that the people most hostile to Iran are the ones who'd be happiest to have things be like Iran in this country， as long as they felt like it was their fundamentalist view of religion and morality that was dominant - their men jumping out of vans， accosting women on the street for wearing lipstick， breaking up single people partying in private homes。 Of course it wouldn't look quite the same here， but you don't have to look very hard to find a minority that agitates for there to be no functional separation between church and state （and sadly for all of us， that minority IS a majority on the Supreme Court）。I think my big takeaway here is that the Iranian government sucked （as objectively judged by my 21st century left-wing American sensibilities） about as much as you might have already suspected。 It doesn't seem to suck much less today， though this particular story stopped in 1994。 The reflection from reading this is the number of people who are suffering under that government， whether they would admit it even privately or not， and how little they deserve to be condemned just because they were born in and are mostly stuck in a place where terrible people have maintained power for more than 40 years。 I know that I should keep this in mind regarding both authoritarian countries （Iran， China， North Korea） as well as Republican-dominated states in America。 Even if every one of the 69。94% of voters in Wyoming who voted for Trump （his highest percentage state） is as bad as the worst of them， which is surely not true to begin with even though it feels that way sometimes， there's still 30。06% of people who live there who want something else and they don't deserve to be punished for where they live by people diagnosing what's wrong with America。 。。。more
Nithya G
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This book is an eye-opening masterpiece of a graphic novel！I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of reading this marvel！This memoir is divided into 2 parts。 *THE STORY OF A CHILDHOOD*In the first part，we are made to witness the day to day happenings of the Iranian revolution through the lens of 10 y/o Marjane。She is then at the age of 14 sent to Austria in hope for a better life。What I really liked and what stood out for me was the ability of 10 y/o Marjane to feel and question such dense topics。 Af This book is an eye-opening masterpiece of a graphic novel！I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of reading this marvel！This memoir is divided into 2 parts。 *THE STORY OF A CHILDHOOD*In the first part，we are made to witness the day to day happenings of the Iranian revolution through the lens of 10 y/o Marjane。She is then at the age of 14 sent to Austria in hope for a better life。What I really liked and what stood out for me was the ability of 10 y/o Marjane to feel and question such dense topics。 After all ， things like WAR call for loss of innocence igAnd the resilience of the people and the progressive nature of her parents just made everything about this book profound and thought provoking。*THE STORY OF THE RETURN* In the second part we follow Marjane as navigates her life in a foreign land that is completely different from her own and with no family to turn to。 She tries her best to fit in but only to end up in depression。We then have Marjane returning to her homeland only to discover that she is a nobody there too。（things do get better as we go;） ）▪️My key takeawayThe emphasis on being well educated in order to survive any sort of crisis is one of the majors themes explored in this book，and for some reason this exploration had left me AMUSED。A heart wrenching yet a wonderful memoir for you to discover various themes such as life and death，politics，feminism and so much more！ 。。。more
Shanim Manzoor
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This was such a great look into how life was before and after the revolution in Iran 。
Tim
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Phenomenal and genuinely fun coming-of-age story intertwined with the turbulent period after the Islamic revolution in Iran。 "The magic of Marjane Satrapi's work is that it can condense a whole country's tragedy into one， poignant， funny scene after another。" Phenomenal and genuinely fun coming-of-age story intertwined with the turbulent period after the Islamic revolution in Iran。 "The magic of Marjane Satrapi's work is that it can condense a whole country's tragedy into one， poignant， funny scene after another。" 。。。more
MJ
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one of the first graphic novels I ever read years ago。 still a stand out in my memory and would read again。
De butxaca i tapa dura
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Em costa molt escriure ressenyes de llibres tan potents com aquest。 I tampoc crec que sigui bo explicar-vos-en gaire coses， sinó que és millor que aconseguiu un exemplar i el gaudiu sense haver-vos contaminat d’opinions alienes a la vostra。L’autora sap sintetitzar la història del seu país en una novel·la gràfica que， a primer cop d’ull， us pot semblar un totxo， però que es llegeix molt ràpid。 I parlant de totxos， crec que és un encert haver optat per editar tots els volums en un sol llibre， i no Em costa molt escriure ressenyes de llibres tan potents com aquest。 I tampoc crec que sigui bo explicar-vos-en gaire coses， sinó que és millor que aconseguiu un exemplar i el gaudiu sense haver-vos contaminat d’opinions alienes a la vostra。L’autora sap sintetitzar la història del seu país en una novel·la gràfica que， a primer cop d’ull， us pot semblar un totxo， però que es llegeix molt ràpid。 I parlant de totxos， crec que és un encert haver optat per editar tots els volums en un sol llibre， i no en llibres diferents tal com s’havia fet fins ara。 Només， però， em vull queixar d’una cosa… PER QUÈ COI LES EDITORIALS， AVUI EN DIA， ENCARA UN ENTOSSODIU A POSAR FAIXES ALS LLIBRES QUE NOMÉS FAN NOSA， I S’ESPARREQUEN NOMÉS DE MIRAR-LES？ PERFAVOOOOORT！ PAREU DE FER-HO！！！ POSEU UN PUNT DE LLIBRE AMB TOTA LA INFORMACIÓ， QUE ENS SERÀ MOLT MÉS ÚTIL！！！Total， que només volia dir-vos que， si encara no us heu apropiat d’una còpia d’aquest llibre， començaria a ser hora que aixequéssiu el cul del sofà/tovallola de platja o piscina， i us acostéssiu a una llibreria/biblioteca a buscar-lo， 9 DE CADA 10 DENTISTES HO RECOMANEN。 。。。more
Aušrinė
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Vau！ Visiškai brilliant。Tai yra autobiografinis pasakojimas apie gyvenimą 1979-1994 Irane， bėgant per Marjane gyvenimo etapus nuo mažos mergaitės iki suaugusios moters。 Aprašoma Irano revoliucija （dar vadinama Islamo revoliucija）， vyravusios nuostatos， mintys， viltys， taip pat ilgametis karas su Iraku， politinis klimatas， religijos niuansai， bandymai pasipriešinti， gražiai nupiešiamas bendras Irano kultūros vaizdas， o taip pat ir trečiųjų šalių piliečių patirtys Europoje。Mane ši grafinė novelė v Vau！ Visiškai brilliant。Tai yra autobiografinis pasakojimas apie gyvenimą 1979-1994 Irane， bėgant per Marjane gyvenimo etapus nuo mažos mergaitės iki suaugusios moters。 Aprašoma Irano revoliucija （dar vadinama Islamo revoliucija）， vyravusios nuostatos， mintys， viltys， taip pat ilgametis karas su Iraku， politinis klimatas， religijos niuansai， bandymai pasipriešinti， gražiai nupiešiamas bendras Irano kultūros vaizdas， o taip pat ir trečiųjų šalių piliečių patirtys Europoje。Mane ši grafinė novelė visiškai pakerėjo。 Ji ne tik padėjo geriau pažinti iki šiol nelabai suvoktą iraniečių kultūrą， bet ir buvo šmaikšti， linksma， šviesaus tono， todėl nuteikė itin teigiamai。 Aprašomi įvykiai dažnu atveju skaudūs - Marjane teko patirti daugybę gyvenimo negandų -， bet man labai patiko， kad pasakojimas nebuvo pateiktas kaip nors didaktiškai， su patosu ar giliu liūdesiu - kaip tik labai paprastai， su humoru bei įkvepiančiai。 Įkvėpimas - raktinis žodis！ Tai ta knyga， kurią mielai pasiimsiu į rankas kitą kartą suklupusi savame gyvenimo kelyje。 Na， kad atsistočiau。 Kad pasijuokčiau。 Ir apgalvočiau， kokia gyvenimo filosofija noriu vadovautis toliau。Tai tiek。。。 Stipriai sužavėjo。 Taip pat privertė susimąstyti apie tai， kad beveik nepažįstu Viduriniųjų Rytų šalių kultūros， nesu skaičiusi jų kūrybos。 Ši knyga - puiki įžanga į tolimesnius tyrinėjimus。P。S。 Per visą novelę mane itin žavėjo Marjane Satrapi tėvų （ir apskritai šeimos） intelektualumas ir atvirumas。 Nenuostabu， kad jie užaugino tokią puikią dukrą。 。。。more
Haneen
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It was such a beautifully profound memoir， learned so much and loved how Marjane's humor shined through the darkness of her childhood。 I thought the comic style was not only unique but added greatly to her story， I laughed， I cried and admired Marjane's courage， bravery， and rebellious nature in the face of the terrifying islamic republic。 Truly an icon It was such a beautifully profound memoir， learned so much and loved how Marjane's humor shined through the darkness of her childhood。 I thought the comic style was not only unique but added greatly to her story， I laughed， I cried and admired Marjane's courage， bravery， and rebellious nature in the face of the terrifying islamic republic。 Truly an icon 。。。more
Edla
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Interesting memoir and easy to read。
Caitlyn Yeu
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another read due to IB ， but a super enjoyable one
Cara
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Wow！
giovana
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Definitely one of my favorites books ever！！ So easy to read and a very light book that talks about such difficult topics。 Honestly thinking about reading more books by Marjane。
Vanesa Martin
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It was perfect
Ramie Miller
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This book will open your eyes to many misconceptions， starting with the power of a graphic novel， to how Americans perceive Iran and Islam， and finally， the way people in Iran view their own circumstances。 The book ran me through a gambit of emotions and thoughts。 While it is not a typical choice for me， I am glad I read it。
Kora
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Obavezan strip za sve。 Pitko a udara u dušu。
Andrea
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I loved that it was a graphic novel， I should try to find others similar because the animations made it refreshingly lighthearted in some moments to contrast the sadness of other parts。 Grateful to live in these progressive times even if it’s not completely as it should be because I don’t think I’d survive living in such a hypocritical atmosphere （these types of books bum me out bc women have next to zero rights 🤬🤬） this book also gave me a lot of ideas regarding the future and some reassurance
Leslie Zemeckis
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Difficult - loved what eventually was about - freedom and courage and loved that it was told as a graphic novel - the story of a young Iranian girl raised with a liberal family many who die or disappear - culture and a life I knew nothing about - really enjoyed this
Freya
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absolutely brilliant， lost only one star because I found parts of it quite confusing but really that’s my problem not the books。 great！
Aída
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Excepcional e imprescindible obra de una mujer sumamente especial que nos dará a conocer la situación sociopolítica de Irán a través de su historial personal。 Necesaria para desmontar los prejuicios de Occidente。 Un 10。
ashley
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her mind，，，，
Antonio
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La protagonista una mujer， que narra lo difícil que es crecer en un país represivo y como el gobierno escudado en la religión， hace muchas atrocidades
Luana
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4，5
z
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3。5
Cajsa
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five goddamn fucking 🌟
Geoffrey Cowling
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hey america， why back the saudis when iran's cultural exports are way cooler？also she makes fun of anarchists 10/10 hey america， why back the saudis when iran's cultural exports are way cooler？also she makes fun of anarchists 10/10 。。。more
Jahir Flores
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Un tema tan complejo abordado de manera sencilla e involucrando además las desopilantes emociones de la adolescencia
Rita Costa （Lusitania Geek）
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Wow， just wow。 So the author shows herself as the main character of the story， describing what is like being an Iranian starting in the last 70’s till more recent years。 The struggles where freedom was getting lost over the time in Iran， the diferences between Europe and Middle East in the 80’s and her mentality that changes over circunstâncias like war and going overseas to be far away of the dictatorship。 I really do recommend reading it， it’s a comic book but it’s worth it， even if you are no Wow， just wow。 So the author shows herself as the main character of the story， describing what is like being an Iranian starting in the last 70’s till more recent years。 The struggles where freedom was getting lost over the time in Iran， the diferences between Europe and Middle East in the 80’s and her mentality that changes over circunstâncias like war and going overseas to be far away of the dictatorship。 I really do recommend reading it， it’s a comic book but it’s worth it， even if you are not fan of this genre。 5 ⭐️ 。。。more
Hiba
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I dont know where to begin。 This is one of the best things I have ever read！ It was so fascinating from beginning to end。 However， I must say that I want more 。。。 I wish Marjane wrote about her life after she left for France where she remained。
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