Beschreibung
Marjane Satrapi recounts her childhood and coming of age in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution, as well as her self-imposed exile from her native country, through comic strips that reflect how her own history is tied to the history of Iran.
MARJANE SATRAPI was born in Rasht, Iran.She now lives in Paris, where she is a regular contributorto magazines and newspapers throughoutthe world, including The New Yorker and The New York Times. She is the author of Persepolis, Persepolis2, Embroideries, Chicken with Plums, and several children’s books. She cowrote and codirected theanimated feature film version of Persepolis, whichwas nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.