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The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is a critically acclaimed graphic memoir that offers an intimate and powerful look at the author’s childhood and early adulthood in Iran during and after the Islamic Revolution. Told through black-and-white illustrations, the book is a compilation of Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood and Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return, providing readers with a comprehensive and poignant narrative of Satrapi’s life. The memoir follows Marjane’s coming-of-age story, starting in Tehran where she experiences the impact of political turmoil, war, and social upheaval. As a young girl, she struggles with the oppressive regime, grappling with the contrast between her modern, progressive family values and the strict laws imposed by the Islamic government. Her rebellious nature and desire for freedom lead her to question authority, ultimately prompting her to leave Iran for Austria as a teenager, where she faces further challenges of identity and belonging. Like New
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Collects a groundbreaking two-part graphic memoir, in which the great-granddaughter of Iran's last emperor and the daughter of ardent Marxists describes growing up in Tehran, a country plagued by poli...
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