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The Complete Persepolis: Now a Major Motion Picture | 
 enlarge | Author: Marjane Satrapi
Publisher: Pantheon
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
Buy New: $14.87
You Save: $10.08 (40%)
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Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 524
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 6 x 1.3
ISBN: 0375714839
Dewey Decimal Number: 955.0542092
EAN: 9780375714832
ASIN: 0375714839
Publication Date: October 30, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Here, in one volume: Marjane Satrapi's best-selling, internationally acclaimed memoir-in-comic-strips.
Persepolis is the story of Satrapi's unforgettable childhood and coming of age within a large and loving family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution; of the contradictions between private life and public life in a country 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. It is the chronicle of a girlhood and adolescence at once outrageous and familiar, a young life entwined with the history of her country yet filled with the universal trials and joys of growing up.
Edgy, searingly observant, and candid, often heartbreaking but threaded throughout with raw humor and hard-earned wisdom--Persepolis is a stunning work from one of the most highly regarded, singularly talented graphic artists at work today.
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AMAZING, UNIQUE BOOK August 19, 2008
This book was one of the most interesting and unique books that I have ever read. It was given to me as a gift and I honestly didn't think that I'd like it. I was a bit put off by the comic book style, but it read just like a regular book. The comic strip part only enhanced it. LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!
A masterpiece July 31, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
saw the movie, had to buy the book. thank you for making such a great film! It inspires on so many levels. dont miss this film, it speaks for all cultures and all people
Amazing, couldn't put it down!!!! July 21, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I got this book as a gift. Honestly, I wasn't so sure at first. It is written like a comic book. But as I read it, I realized that it reads just like any book and that the comic pictures make it that much more interesting and unique. I learned a lot from this book, too. I would recommend it to anyone.
Wonderfull! June 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is my first Graphic Novel, but not my last. I loved the story and I felt that the book had a really nice flow. Marjane Satrapi as an exceptional story teller and has a very strong voice. I read this shortly after seeing the movie, and though I loved the movie, I felt that it left alot of important stuff out. The book really helped fill in some of the gaps, and you also got to see Satrapi's personality a bit more. I look forward to reading her other works. If you have never read a Graphic Novel, this is a great place to start.
Really cool book. May 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was surprised to find it was in comic strip format, but I enjoyed the lite reading.
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