#33576
Mentioned in 2 episodes
Persepolis
The Story of a Childhood
Book • 2000
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood is Marjane Satrapi's acclaimed graphic memoir that tells the story of her life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen.
The book chronicles her experiences growing up during the Islamic Revolution, the Iran-Iraq War, and the subsequent changes in Iranian society.
It depicts her childhood, her family's Westernized lifestyle, and her struggles with the new fundamentalist regime.
The narrative is presented through powerful black-and-white comic strip images, blending the format of a graphic novel with a prose-only memoir.
The book provides a child's-eye view of the historical events, highlighting the contradictions between home life and public life in Iran during that period.
The book chronicles her experiences growing up during the Islamic Revolution, the Iran-Iraq War, and the subsequent changes in Iranian society.
It depicts her childhood, her family's Westernized lifestyle, and her struggles with the new fundamentalist regime.
The narrative is presented through powerful black-and-white comic strip images, blending the format of a graphic novel with a prose-only memoir.
The book provides a child's-eye view of the historical events, highlighting the contradictions between home life and public life in Iran during that period.
Mentioned by
Mentioned in 2 episodes
Mentioned by Dallas, Anne, and Alexis as a graphic novel they read and discussed.
Persepolis
Recommended by Xavier Lopez for broadening his perception of growing up in a country like Iran.
The books, movies and music that shaped the Code Switch team
