Persepolis
The Story of a Childhood
By Marjane Satrapi
(Perfection Learning, Prebound, 9780756984410)
Publication Date: June 2004
Other Editions of This Title: Hardcover, Paperback
Categories: Childhood Memoir, Ethnic Cultures - General, Women
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Selected by Indie Booksellers for the Fall '08/Winter '09 Reading Group List“Persepolis is a graphic novel that is narrated by a young girl but crafted with the eloquence of a woman's perspective. Satrapi reflects on her childhood in Iran and her struggles to negotiate her own identity in the midst of violence, fear, and fundamentalism. A heartfelt and hilarious coming-of-age story for both adult and teenage readers!”
-- Izzy Cohen, DIESEL, A Bookstore, Oakland











