Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood | Marjane Satrapi | A teenager's memory of revolution and...

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	Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood Marjane Satrapi Pantheon, 2004 - 160 pages average customer review:based on 172 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

A teenager's memory of revolution and war . . .

Readers of the graphic novel "Maus" will find themselves in familiar territory with volume I of Marjane Satrapi's autobiography. Here a tumultuous and violent period of recent political history is told with both horror and humor. And told from a child's point of view, it is deeply personalized, so that we see both the broad outline of a revolution and a war, and their impact on the lives of individual people. Meanwhile, there is the business of growing up, which takes place no matter what happens, and our young heroine demonstrates all the trials and tribulations of becoming a teenager in the midst of a world that is being turned upside down.

While the book is a quick read - and suitable for readers young and old - there is much in it to ponder long afterward. For those who know little of what life has been like for Iranians living in the Islamic Republic, especially during the 1980s, the years of Khomeini and the war with Iraq, this book will begin to fill in some gaps in history, particularly as an understanding of Iran becomes increasingly important today. Also recommended: Roya Hakakian's "Journey From the Land of No: A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran."

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excellent

it was written in one of the best way to show the means to every body.

Great book

Persepolis is a brilliant book. It is almost impossible to keep your eyes off of the book once you start reading it. The simple but bold drawings definitely add to the mood Marjane tried to create. I recommend Persepolis 1 and 2, Chicken and Plums and Embroideries to anyone who appreciates a creative approach to story telling. The only problem I can see with Marjane Satrapi's books is that there is an end to each book while you wish it could go on and on forever.

Book Review

The book Perse Polis takes place in Iran during the Iran_Iraq war. It is a autobiography of a girl named Satrapi. She is 9 when rebels overthrow the Shah. Her radical community soon learns that form of totalitarian is rising. During Satrapi's life the government puts all new laws into affect that her and her parents are against. Many people are jailed and killed because they rebel against the government by not following the new laws that were set for them. She shows pride and devotion in her country even when every one is fleeing to the U.S.A.

I thought this was a good book. I would recommend it to people who enjoy learning other countries or democracy. I liked how it was written in a graphic novel format so the reader could get a good view so the reader could get a good view of the tragedy of the Iran Iraq war. Some people might have issues with this book because it is violent and there is use of heavy language that younger readers might not like. The theme of this book is heroism this is shown in this book a lot. One example is that Satrapi and her family reject the new ways of the government and break the rules that the government has set down, like no parties. Another act of heroism is when Satrapi's parents send her away to Europe for her protection, even though she would be separated from her parents

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Great learning tool

I ordered six copies of this book after I tested it on my class of students learning English as a Second Language (ESL). It has been particularly effective, with the cartoons aiding understanding of the text and helping the students (adults from 11 countries) get past the sometimes difficult vocabulary. They enjoy working with a text for adults rather than some of the pablum that is used in ESL classes. The only shortcoming occurs when some of Satrapi's sarcasm and irony escapes them, but that can be remedied with classroom discussions, which are themselves a great ESL tool. I definitely plan to use Book 2 when we finish Book 1.
Barth, Port Washington, NY

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