Persepolis

<b><b><b><b><i>NEW YORK TIMES </i>BESTSELLER </b>- Wise funny and heartbreaking <i>Persepolis</i> is Marjane Satrapi's acclaimed graphic memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution.</b> <p/></b>A wholly original achievement.... Satrapi evokes herself and her schoolmates coming of age in a world of protests and disappearances.... A stark shocking impact. --<b><i>The New York Times: </i></b>The 50 Best Memoirs of the Past 50 Years <p/><b>One of the <i>New York Times</i>'s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century</b> <p/></b>In powerful black-and-white comic strip images Satrapi tells the coming-of-age story of her life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen years that saw the overthrow of the Shah's regime the triumph of the Islamic Revolution and the devastating effects of war with Iraq. The intelligent and outspoken only child of committed Marxists and the great-granddaughter of one of Iran's last emperors Marjane bears witness to a childhood uniquely entwined with the history of her country. <p/><i>Persepolis</i> paints an unforgettable portrait of daily life in Iran and of the bewildering contradictions between home life and public life. Marjane's child's-eye view of dethroned emperors state-sanctioned whippings and heroes of the revolution allows us to learn as she does the history of this fascinating country and of her own extraordinary family. Intensely personal profoundly political and wholly original <i>Persepolis</i> is at once a story of growing up and a reminder of the human cost of war and political repression. It shows how we carry on with laughter and tears in the face of absurdity. And finally it introduces us to an irresistible little girl with whom we cannot help but fall in love.