Here,inonevolume:MarjaneSatrapi’sbest-selling,internationallyacclaimedgraphicmemoirofgrowingupasagirlinIranduringtherevolutionhasfortwentyyearsbeenaclassroomstaple,afeministmanifesto,andoneofthemostpopularandwidelyknowngraphicnovelsofalltime.“Astunninggraphicmemoir...awhollyoriginalachievementintheform.“--TheNewYorkTimesPersepolisisthestoryofSatrapi’sunforgettablechildhoodandcomingofagewithinalargeandlovingfamilyinTehranduringtheIslamicRevolution;ofthecontradictionsbetweenprivatelifeandpubliclifeinacountryplaguedbypoliticalupheaval;ofherhighschoolyearsinViennafacingthetrialsofadolescencefarfromherfamily;ofherhomecoming--bothsweetandterrible;and,finally,ofherself-imposedexilefromherbelovedhomeland.Itisthechronicleofagirlhoodandadolescenceatonceoutrageousandfamiliar,ayounglifeentwinedwiththehistoryofhercountryyetfilledwiththeuniversaltrialsandjoysofgrowingup.Edgy,searinglyobservant,andcandid,oftenheartbreakingbutthreadedthroughoutwithrawhumorandhard-earnedwisdom--Persepolisisastunningworkfromoneofthemosthighlyregarded,singularlytalentedgraphicartistsatworktoday.
