See as well Satrapi's other autobiographical graphic novels: Embroideries, Chicken With Plums, and Persepolis II.

posted May 29, 2007 at 10:50AM

Persepolis was my first graphic novel (or, in this case, graphic autobiography) experience. It is the childhood story of Marjane Satrapi, who was a young girl of liberal parents during the Islamic Revolution in Iran in the 1980s.

Satrapi’s drawings are simple yet poignant, and reading about her experiences and culture so foreign to me was at the same time both fascinating and dismaying. I hope to read more of her works.

posted Jul 7, 2008 at 8:41PM

After spending several years studying and living a wild lifestyle in Austria, Marjane Satrapi returns to her native Iran, where the effects of the Islamic Revolution are still going strong. Home again, she struggles to find herself, returning to school, falling in love, exploring ideas with new friends, and discovering more about her family’s history, all the while trying to avoid The Guardians of the Revolution.

Persepolis 2 is just as enjoyable as the first, and I look forward to reading more of Satrapi’s work.

posted Jul 7, 2008 at 8:42PM

My book group read this book. At first most of the members balked at reading a

posted Oct 13, 2008 at 12:00PM

Clean lines and a compelling coming-of-age story make this book an excellent introduction to both graphic novels and the recent political history of Iran.

posted Apr 28, 2009 at 1:43PM

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