GRAPHIC NOVELS / MEMOIR & BIOGRAPHY

Persepolis 1: The Story of an Iranian Childhood

Marjane Satrapi

Translated by Mattias Ripa

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ABOUT THE BOOK

Winner of the Angoulême Alph-Art for Best Scenario 2002
Winner of the Angoulême Alph-Art Coup de Cœur 2001
Winner of the Prix France Info 2002

Wise, often funny, sometimes heart-breaking, Persepolis tells the story of Marjane Satrapi's life in Tehran from the ages of six to fourteen, growing up during the Iranian Revolution. The intelligent and outspoken child of radical Marxists, and the great-grandaughter of Iran's 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.

Amidst the tragedy, Marjane's child's eye view adds immediacy and humour, and her story of a childhood at once outrageous and ordinary, beset by the unthinkable and yet buffered by an extraordinary and loving family, is immensely moving.

DETAILS

Original language
French
Translated by
Mattias Ripa
First published
2000
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Format
Hardback
This edition
May 2003
Pages
168
ISBN
9780224064408
Language
English