By Hunter Boyce
Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis is an endearing graphic novel that tells a tale as beautiful as it is harrowing. The story is set in Tehran, Iran during the Islamic revolution and follows the life of a young girl.
The story entails her coming of age, adolescence, trials, achievements, and torments as a woman in a war torn Iran. However, each panel becomes both more endearing and devastating once the realization is made that this story is not fiction. Specifically, Persepolis is the story of its author, Marjane Satrapi.
The story entails her coming of age, adolescence, trials, achievements, and torments as a woman in a war torn Iran. However, each panel becomes both more endearing and devastating once the realization is made that this story is not fiction. Specifically, Persepolis is the story of its author, Marjane Satrapi.
The most compelling thing about this novel is not its beautiful illustration or its gut wrenching, war torn subject matter. No, the most compelling thing about this novel is the sheer strength of will of its protagonist, Marjane Satrapi. Through political strife, through war, through a revolution Persepolis is still a coming of age story. Marjane persevered through pain and strife to be the woman she wanted to be.
Through insurmountable odds, Marjane grew up, loved, loss, learned, and lived on. Through thick and thin, Persepolis will remain a phenomenal tale of rising out of the dark and immersing into the light. That is why I give Persepolis
5 Stars out of 5
Through insurmountable odds, Marjane grew up, loved, loss, learned, and lived on. Through thick and thin, Persepolis will remain a phenomenal tale of rising out of the dark and immersing into the light. That is why I give Persepolis
5 Stars out of 5