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The Complete Persepolis

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Here, in one volume: Marjane Satrapi's best-selling, internationally acclaimed graphic memoir of growing up as a girl in Iran during the revolution has for twenty years been a classroom staple, a feminist manifesto, and one of the most popular and widely known graphic novels of all time. 

"A stunning graphic memoir...a wholly original achievement in the form." —The New York Times

Persepolis is the story of Satrapi's unforgettable childhood and coming of age within a large and loving family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution; of the contradictions between private life and public life in a country plagued by political upheaval; of her high school years in Vienna facing the trials of adolescence far from her family; of her homecoming—both sweet and terrible; and, finally, of her self-imposed exile from her beloved homeland. It is the chronicle of a girlhood and adolescence at once outrageous and familiar, a young life entwined with the history of her country yet filled with the universal trials and joys of growing up.

Edgy, searingly observant, and candid, often heartbreaking but threaded throughout with raw humor and hard-earned wisdom—Persepolis is a stunning work from one of the most highly regarded, singularly talented graphic artists at work today.

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ISBN9780375714832
PublisherRandom House LLC US
Publication Date11/30/07
Pages352

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    M. Satrapi erzählt, in dieser großartigen Graphiv Novel, ihre Geschichte, die eines rebellischen Mädchens im Iran während und nach der islamischen Revolution 1979. Eine zutiefst persönliche Autobiographie in schwarz-weiß gezeichneten Bildern, die trotz der schweren Themen, wie Krieg, Folter und Unterdrückung, kindlich anmutet. Buddy-Read bei LITERAT. Buchbesprechung am 28.06- detaillierte Rezension folgt! Mir fällt es immer schwer Autobiografien zu bewerten und deshalb werde nochmal in mich gehen.

    Jun 26, 2026

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