For to what end was living in an oppressive regime than to cater to the unintelligible minds of unnecessary revolutions? As Iran sank into turmoil, the need to get out of the country also grew.
With such supportive parents and grandmother as hers, Marjane, even as a child, was curious, had intelligent notions, and posed questions that only a child can. While Persepolis #1, or The Story of a Childhood is the story of Satrapi as a child – her journey from Tehran to Vienna, Persepolis #2 or The Story of a Return is, you guessed right, her return to her country. On the whole, Persepolis is the autobiographical account of the author from being an Iranian child, facing repercussions of her country’s turbulent history.
The Persepolis that I read is a sort of an omnibus that has both parts of the story. While I wanted to rush through the pages, I also wanted to take my time with this story. It is so enigmatic and suspenseful that it kept me on my tiptoes till the moment I opened it and started reading it. And, finally, it introduces us to an irresistible little girl with whom we cannot help but fall in love.I’d been enamored with this graphic novel ever since I laid eyes on the cover. It shows how we carry on, through laughter and tears, in the face of absurdity. Intensely personal, profoundly political, and wholly original, Persepolis is at once a story of growing up and a stunning reminder of the human cost of war and political repression.
Marjane's child's-eye-view of dethroned emperors, state-sanctioned whippings, and heroes of the revolution allows us to learn as she does the history of this fascinating country and of her own extraordinary family. Persepolis paints an unforgettable portrait of daily life in Iran: of the bewildering contradictions between home life and public life and of the enormous toll repressive regimes exact on the individual spirit. The intelligent and outspoken only child of committed Marxists and the great-granddaughter of one of Iran's last emperors, Marjane bears witness to a childhood uniquely entwined with the history of her country. In powerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi tells the story of her life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah's regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution, and the devastating effects of war with Iraq. Summary: "Originally published to wide critical acclaim in France, where it elicited comparisons to Art Spiegelman's Maus, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi's wise, funny, and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution.
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