Persepolis is a French-language collection of autobiographical comics about the life of Marjane Satrapi before and after the Iranian Revolution. Originally published as the first two parts of a four-part series in France between 2000–2003, Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood follows in the footsteps of the seminal graphic novel Maus by using the format to depict and discuss serious historical events. Significantly, Persepolis is narrated by a woman whose unique perspective on the repressive Iranian regime is informed by her own persecution. Satrapi wrote the book so that all Iranians who suffered or lost their lives under the regime would not be forgotten. Persepolis made the “Best Comics of 2003” list in Time magazine and was adapted into a film of the same name in 2007.

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