Persepolis 1-4

1 About this book

The story of Satrapi's unforgettable childhood and coming of age within a ... loving family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution; of the contradictions between private and public life in a coutnry 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.

Good for readers who want: history, a graphic novel, and a true life story.

• Emigration and immigration
• History
• Comics & graphic novels
• Biography & autobiography
• Biography
• Personal Memoirs
• Women, biography
• Practical Politics