Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood and The Story of a Return 1 - 2

Wise, often funny, sometimes heart-breaking, Persepolis tells the story of Marjane Satrapi's life in Tehran , growing up during the Iranian Revolution. The intelligent and outspoken child of radical Marxists, and the great-grandaughter of Iran's last emperor, Satrapi bears witness to a childhood uniquely entwined with the history of her country. Persepolis paints an unforgettable portrait of daily life in Iran and of the bewildering contradictions between home life and public life. Amidst the tragedy, Marjane's child's eye view adds immediacy and humour, and her story of a childhood at once outrageous and ordinary, beset by the unthinkable and yet buffered by an extraordinary and loving family, is immensely moving. 'The magic of Marjane Satrapi's work is that it can condense a whole country's tragedy into one poignant, funny scene after another' Independent on Sunday **ONE OF THE GUARDIAN 'S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY** ."Persepolis" er Marjane Satrapis (f. 1969) selvbiografi i tegneserieform. Satrapi er vokst opp i Iran og forteller om hvordan det var å vokse opp der, om da sjahen ble styrtet, om den islamske revolusjonens seier, og om tapene under krigen mot Irak. Foreldrene hennes var intellektuelle og politisk bevisste, og hun er oldebarn av en av Irans siste keisere. Hun gikk på det franske gymnaset i Teheran, før hun reiste til Wien og senere til Strasbourg for å studere illustrasjon From inside front cover: The story of Satrapi's unforgettable childhood and coming of age within a ... loving family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution; of the contradictions between private and public life in a coutnry plagued by political upheaval; of her high school years in Vienna facing the trails of adolescence far from her family; of her homecoming -- both sweet and terrible; and, finally, of her self-imposed exile from her beloved homeland. This text tells the story of Marjane Satrapi's life in Tehran from six to 14, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah's regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution and the devastating effects of war with Iraq. Satrapi paints a portrait of daily life in Iran & of the bewildering contradictions between home life & public life