Persepolis av Marjane Satrapi

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<p><b>Wise, often funny, sometimes heart-breaking, <i>Persepolis</i> tells the story of Marjane Satrapi''s life in Tehran from the ages of six to fourteen, growing up during the Iranian Revolution.</b><br><br>The intelligent and outspoken child of radical Marxists, and the great-grandaughter of Iran''s last emperor, Satrapi bears witness to a childhood uniquely entwined with the history of her country. <i>Persepolis</i> paints an unforgettable portrait of daily life in Iran and of the bewildering contradictions between home life and public life.<br><br>Amidst the tragedy, Marjane''s child''s eye view adds immediacy and humour, and her story of a childhood at once outrageous and ordinary, beset by the unthinkable and yet buffered by an extraordinary and loving family, is immensely moving.<br><br><b>''The magic of Marjane Satrapi''s work is that it can condense a whole country''s tragedy into one poignant, funny scene after another'' <i>Independent on Sunday</i></b><br><br><b>**ONE OF TH