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The Complete Persepolis
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Persepolis

The Complete Persepolis (collective work) (edit title/settings)

by Marjane Satrapi (Author) (edit contributors)

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Here, in one volume: Marjane Satrapi's best-selling, internationally acclaimed memoir-in-comic-strips. 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... read more

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  1. Persepolis

    Persepolis

    The Story of a Childhood

    by Marjane Satrapi (Author, Artist)

    A New York Times Notable Book, A Time Magazine “Best Comix of the Year,” A San Francisco Chronicle and Los Angeles Times Best-seller. Wise, funny and heartbreaking, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi’s memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic...

  2. Persepolis 2

    Persepolis 2

    The Story of a Return

    by Marjane Satrapi (Author)

    In Persepolis, heralded by the Los Angeles Times as “one of the freshest and most original memoirs of our day,” Marjane Satrapi dazzled us with her heartrending memoir-in-comic-strips about growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. Here...

People edit see section history

  • Marjane Satrapi: The author of the book, is speaking about her life in Iran pre- and post-revolution as well as her immigration to Europe, return to Iran, and her final leaving of Iran.
  • Grandma: The author's grandmother.
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  • “I wanted to be a prophet...”
    Marjane
  • “I wanted to be justice, love and the wrath of God all in one.”
    Marjane
  • “My faith was not unshakable.”
    Marjane
  • “It was funny to see how much Marx and God looked like each other. Though Marx's hair was a bit curlier.”
    Marjane

First Sentence edit see section history

This is me when I was 10 years old. This was in 1980.

Table of Contents edit see section history

The Veil
The Bicycle
The Water Cell
Persepolis
The Letter
The Party
The Heroes
Moscow
The Sheep
The Trip
The F-14s
The Jewels
The Key
The Wine
The Cigarette
The Passport
Kim Wilde
The Shabbat
The Dowry
The Soup
Tyrol
Pasta
The Pill
The Vegetable
The Horse
Hide and Seek
The Croissant
The Veil
The Return
The Joke
Skiing
The Exam
The Makeup
The Convocation
The Socks
The Wedding
The Satellite
The End

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This book is in Persepolis. (standard series)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Marjane Satrapi (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 0375714839
Page Count: 352

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