PERSEPOLIS I & II

The brilliant graphic memoir of growing up in Iran during and after the Islamic revolution Marjane Satrapi lived through the Iranian Revolution as a little girl This is her classic memoir in comic strips the story of a child entangled in the history and politics of her country It paints an unforgettable portrait of growing up in revolutionary and war torn Iran in a family that was both outrageous and ordinary beset by tragedy and yet buffered by love Funny wise ultimately heartbreaking and told with unforgettable pictures A revelation you will remember it for a very long time Mark Haddon 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 THE COMPLETE PERSEPOLIS VOLUMES I & II Includes The Story of a Childhood and The Story of a Return TRANSLATED BY ANJALI SINGH ONE OF THE GUARDIAN S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY