Persepolis : the story of a childhood and the story of a return /
Marjane Satrapi.
- London : Vintage, 2008.
- 343 pages : ill. ; 20 cm.
This text tells the story of Marjane Satrapi's life in Tehran from six to 14, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah's regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution & the devastating effects of war with Iraq. Satrapi paints a portrait of daily life in Iran & of the bewildering contradictions between home life & public life.