Persepolis. Graphic novel
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"Persepolis" is the first graphic novel by Iranian author Marjane Satrapi. It is an autobiographical story about her coming of age. The dramatic history of Iran - the Shah regime, the Islamic Revolution, the war with Iraq - is shown through the eyes of a child. Striving to provide her freedom-loving daughter with a proper secular education, Marjane's parents are forced to send her abroad to an Austrian lyceum at the age of 14. The alluring Western world from afar reveals its mundane face and shakes the protagonist with the fragility of human connections. Having experienced love and betrayal, friendship and rejection, almost hitting rock bottom, Marjane is forced to return home. But much has changed in her homeland. The tightening regime of the Islamic Republic has seriously restricted personal and public freedoms. And a few years later, Marjane leaves the country again, this time for France, where she will stay forever.
Released in 4 volumes (2000-2003) in France, "Persepolis" received numerous accolades at professional forums (from the Angoulême Comics Festival to the Frankfurt Book Fair) and gained recognition from a wide audience on both sides of the Atlantic. The peak of the novel's career was its adaptation into a full-length animated film in 2007, which received a special jury prize at Cannes and was nominated for an Oscar.
Author:
Author:Satrapi Marjane
Cover:
Cover:hardcover
Category:
- Category:Comics and Graphic Novels
- Category:History & Geography
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:offset
Dimensions:
Dimensions:24.8x17.7x2.5 cm
Series:
Series:Graphic novel
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-907305-32-8
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