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Author Satrapi, Marjane, 1969- author.

Title Persepolis / Marjane Satrapi.

Publication Info. New York, NY : Pantheon Books, [2003]

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Teen  TEEN GRAPHIC SATRAPI    DUE 03-06-24
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Adult Department  GRAPHIC SATRAPI    DUE 09-16-22 Billed
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  GRAPHIC B SATRAPI    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Manross Branch - Young Adult  GRAPHIC YA B SATRAPI    Check Shelf
 Burlington Public Library - Teen  GRAPHIC YB SATRAPI    Check Shelf
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  GRAPHIC NOVEL BIO SATRAPI    Check Shelf
 Cheshire Public Library - YA  YA GRAPHIC NVL PERSEPOLIS    In Processing
 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Graphic Novels  GRAPHIC NOVEL SATRAPI    Check Shelf
 Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Adult Department  GRAPHIC NOVEL PERSEPOLIS    Check Shelf
 Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Adult Department  B SATRAPI M. c.2  Check Shelf

Edition First American edition.
Description 153 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Audience 380 Lexile.
Language In English; translated from the French.
Summary Originally published to wide critical acclaim in France, where it elicited comparisons to Art Spiegelman's Maus, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi's wise, funny, and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. In powerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi tells the story of her life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah's regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution, and the devastating effects of war with Iraq. The intelligent and outspoken only child of committed Marxists and the great-granddaughter of one of Iran's last emperors, Marjane bears witness to a childhood uniquely entwined with the history of her country. Persepolis paints an unforgettable portrait of daily life in Iran: of the bewildering contradictions between home life and public life and of the enormous toll repressive regimes exact on the individual spirit. Marjane's child's-eye-view of dethroned emperors, state-sanctioned whippings, and heroes of the revolution allows us to learn as she does the history of this fascinating country and of her own extraordinary family. Intensely personal, profoundly political, and wholly original, Persepolis is at once a story of growing up and a stunning reminder of the human cost of war and political repression. It shows how we carry on, through laughter and tears, in the face of absurdity. And, finally, it introduces us to an irresistible little girl with whom we cannot help but fall in love.
Contents Introduction -- Veil -- Bicycle -- Water cell -- Persepolis -- Letter -- Party -- Heroes -- Moscow -- Sheep -- Trip -- F-14s -- Jewels -- Key -- Wine -- Cigarette -- Passport -- Kim Wilde -- Shabbat -- Dowry.
Subject Satrapi, Marjane, 1969- -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Satrapi, Marjane, 1969-
Satrapi, Marjane, 1969- (OCoLC)fst00484303
Revolution (Iran : 1979) (OCoLC)fst01354530
Iranians -- 20th century -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Iran -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Iran -- History -- 1979-1997 -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Iran -- History -- Revolution, 1979 -- Personal narratives -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Iran -- History -- Revolution, 1979 -- Comic books, strips, etc.
War -- Psychological aspects.
Coming of age.
Cartoons and comics.
Islam.
Iranians. (OCoLC)fst00978818
Iran. (OCoLC)fst01204889
Comic books, strips, etc.
Chronological Term 1900-1999
Genre/Form Young adult works. (OCoLC)fst01726790
Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
Graphic novels.
Comic books, strips, etc. (OCoLC)fst01423722
Graphic novels. (OCoLC)fst01726630
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Comic books, strips, etc.
Graphic novels.
Young adult fiction.
Added Title Persepolis. English
ISBN 9780375422300
0375422307
9780375714573 (paperback)
037571457X (paperback)
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