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The Complete Persepolis
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The famous auto-biographical tale of an Iranian woman growing up during the fall of the Shah and the actualisation of the Islamic and cultural revolution. A terrific book, managing to capture the voices of childhood and youth whilst telling the story of living under the Shah and then the fundamentalist regime.
Please note that the author grew up in an upper middle class neighbourhood in a community of Marxist leanings and I would suggest that some of the Iranian history depicted should be taken with a pinch of salt, but ultimately this book is about Marjane, living in a permissive and liberal household and trying to find her identity during some of the most change-ridden times of modern Persian history. The sequences of her student days in Austria were also gripping. Superb book, recommended. 9 out of 12 Four Star read.
2011 read
Please note that the author grew up in an upper middle class neighbourhood in a community of Marxist leanings and I would suggest that some of the Iranian history depicted should be taken with a pinch of salt, but ultimately this book is about Marjane, living in a permissive and liberal household and trying to find her identity during some of the most change-ridden times of modern Persian history. The sequences of her student days in Austria were also gripping. Superb book, recommended. 9 out of 12 Four Star read.
2011 read
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Reading Progress
December 10, 2011
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Started Reading
December 16, 2011
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Finished Reading
May 6, 2020
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May 6, 2020
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biog-or-memoir
May 6, 2020
– Shelved as:
easternlit-namaste
June 25, 2022
– Shelved as:
this-book-tho
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Dec 11, 2022 11:53AM
Good review. I had to read this in a gender studies course because it illustrates the harsh attitudes and treatment toward women.
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Joshua wrote: "Good review. I had to read this in a gender studies course because it illustrates the harsh attitudes and treatment toward women."Thanks Joshua... I'm so glad to see that this great work is being used as a learning device on gender inequality :)
This does sound good and emotional too. I love reading about people's personal accounts of history. A nice review Baba!
Tina wrote: "This does sound good and emotional too. I love reading about people's personal accounts of history. A nice review Baba!"Thanks Tina, this is indeed a gem of a personal account :)
Glad that this hit the mark with you too, Baba! Persepolis was my very first graphic novel (picked up in the days when I considered graphic novels as 'comics'! 🙈). It made such an impact that I have now become fond of the genre.
Rosh wrote: "Glad that this hit the mark with you too, Baba! Persepolis was my very first graphic novel (picked up in the days when I considered graphic novels as 'comics'! 🙈). It made such an impact that I have now become fond of the genre."Agreed Rosh, I have been reading graphic novels/comic books for over four decades(!), and this broke my mind!
This was my first graphic novel, and also the only one. Loved it!
Veda wrote: "This was my first graphic novel, and also the only one. Loved it!"It's a remarkable piece of work Veda :)
I agree this is a great read! I am just finding my way to a few graphic novels that have been strongly recommended by friends and I will be searching out a few more.
