Volumes 1 and 2
Series: Pantheon Graphic Library
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 TimesPersepolis 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 homecomingboth 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 wisdomPersepolis is a stunning work from one of the most highly regarded, singularly talented graphic artists at work today.
About Artists & Writers:
MARJANE SATRAPIwas born in Rasht, Iran. She now lives in Paris, where she is a regular contributor to magazines and newspapers throughout the world, includingThe New Yorker andThe New York Times.She is the author ofPersepolis, Persepolis 2, Embroideries, Chicken with Plums, and several children’s books. She cowrote and codirected the animated feature film version ofPersepolis, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Her most recent film was a live-action version ofChicken with Plums.