Persepolis

Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi’s dazzling memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. In powerful black-and-white comic strip images, she tells the story of her life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen, years dominated by the revolution and the war with Iraq. This is a stunning work, both as a story and as a brilliant example of the art of comics. Despite the hardships and pain of her story — the government crackdowns, the beatings and imprisonments, the deaths of friends and family — Satrapi never loses her sense of humour. Persepolis is a classic and award-winning work of graphic literature.