PERSEPOLIS I II

Marjane Satrapi was born in 1969 in Rasht Iran. She now lives in Paris where she is a regular contributor to magazines and newspapers throughout the world including the New Yorker and the New York Times. She is the author of several childrens books as well as the critically acclaimed and internationally bestselling memoir Persepolis which has been translated into twelve languages and was awarded the first Fernando Bueso Blanco Peace Prize in Spain.CHOSEN BY EMMA WATSON FOR OUR SHARED SHELF FEMINIST BOOK CLUBThe Story of a Childhood and The Story of a ReturnThe intelligent and outspoken child of radical Marxists and the greatgrandaughter of Irans 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.As Iran enters another important period of change...I think this is particularly good time to pick up Persepolis. Satrapis deceptively simple almost whimsical drawings belie the seriousness and rich complexity of her story but its also very funny tooA revelation...you will remember it for a very long timePersepolis is a stylish clever and moving weapon of mass destructionThe magic of Marjane Satrapis work is that it can condense a whole countrys tragedy into one poignant funny scene after anotherI cannot praise enough Marjane Satrapis moving account of growing up as a spirited young girl in revolutionary and wartime Iran. Persepolis is disarming and often humorous but ultimately it is shattering