Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood

Persepolis #1-2

Marjane Satrapi with Mattias Ripa (Translator), Blake Ferris (Translator)

153 pages first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel memoir emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Description

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. In powerful...

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Moods

emotional 75%
informative 60%
reflective 51%
sad 50%
dark 46%
funny 33%
challenging 31%
tense 30%
inspiring 23%
hopeful 15%
adventurous 10%
lighthearted 3%

Pace

fast 54%
medium 42%
slow 3%

Average rating

4.28

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