Author Name: Satrapi, Marjane
Title: Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
Binding: Trade Paperback
Book Condition: Very Good
Edition: First American Paperback Edition; Fourth Printing
Size: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
Publisher: New York Pantheon 2003
ISBN Number: 037571457X / 9780375714573
Seller ID: LSV11-5849
Originally published in France in two volumes as Persepolis 1 and Persepolis 2 by L'Association, Paris. A New York Times Notable Book and a Time Magazine Best Comix Of the Year. Wise, funny, and heartbreaking, Persepolis is the author's memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. She tells the story of her life in Tehran, ages 6 to 14, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah's regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution, and the devastating effects of war with Iraq. She is the great granddaughter of one of Iran's last emperors. Her parents were committed Marxists. The book's contents are in black and white comic strip format-- pictures of people and their dialogues in cartoon balloons. 153 pages.
Bumped at top of front cover corner. Near fine condition. Binding is intact. Clean with little or no extraneous marks.
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