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Persepolis
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Persepolis: Book 1

Persepolis (2003) (edit title/settings)

The Story of a Childhood

by Marjane Satrapi (Author, Artist) (edit contributors)

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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 Revolution. In powerful black-and-white... read more

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An illustrated autbiography of growing up in Iran during the Revolution and many social changes, told from the critical and lovably honest point of view of a little girl growing, exploring and changing over time. She travels and learns about politics and being a 'grown up'.
Marjane was a... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

An illustrated autbiography of growing up in Iran during the Revolution and many social changes, told from the critical and lovably honest point of view of a little girl growing, exploring and changing over time. She travels and learns about politics and being a 'grown up'.
Marjane was a stubborn and rebellious character. Although she was an impressionable child she became independent.Marjane's uncle Anoush, changes the course of her life. Prior to meeting him she believed blindly in the

Characters/People edit see section history

  • Marjane Satrapi: She is a very young girl. She has to go through the problems of the Iranian Revolution.
  • Taji Satrapi: Marjane's Mother
  • Anoosh: Marjane's Uncle, who was sent to prison, tortured, let free after the revolution, then brought back, tortured again, and then exicuted.
  • the Shah: the ruler of Iran before the revolution
  • Siamak Jari: one of the many imprisoned by the shah
  • Mohsen Shakiba: one of the many imprisoned by the shah
  • Mali: one of Taji's Friends
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Quotes edit see section history

  • “At the age of six I was already sure I was the last prophet.”
  • “But tell me how you'll arrange for old people not to suffer? It will simply be forbidden.”
  • “I wanted to be Justice, Love and the Wrath of God all in one.”
  • “We had demonstrated on the very day we shouldn't have: on "Black Friday." That day there were so many killed in one of the neighborhoods that a rumor spread that Israeli soldiers were responsible for the slaughter. But in fact it was really our own who had attacked us.”
  • “For a few months, he actually did try: he tested a dozen Prime Ministers. A Freemason? That's not suitable.”
  • “You have to forgive. You have to forgive.”
  • “Russians aren't like us... What? Don't they have heads? It's hearts they don't have. They don't know how to love.”
  • “Actually, I liked him very, very much. It was the end of the world!”
  • “In life you'll meet a lot of jerks. If they hurt you, tell yourself that it's because they're stupid. That will keep you from reacting to their cruelty. Because there is nothing worse than bitterness and vengeance... Always keep your dignity and be true to yourself.”

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First Sentence edit see section history

This is me when I was 10 years old.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 1 of 2 in Persepolis. (standard series)

Followed by Persepolis 2.

This is book 98 of 100 in Top 100 Books That Defined The Noughties (Telegraph). (authoritative list)

Preceded by Sleepyhead, and followed by Letters of Ted Hughes.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Marjane Satrapi (Author)
  2. Marjane Satrapi (Artist)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 0375422307
Page Count: 153

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  • Persepolis (IMDb): France/ USA 2007, directed by Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi

More Books Like This edit see section history

   
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