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Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return
by Marjane Satrapi
This is both the story of growing up in Iran during the revolution and a universal story.
Many aspects of growing up and finding your true self are universal. But Satrapi was between two different worlds. She was raised in a liberal family in Iran so she didn't fit in the the religious extremists who took control of the country. But she was also an outsider in Europe because she wasn't European enough. She was adrift and trying to find where she belonged. I think that is something that most of us can identify with and that is why Persepolis is so popular. The books also give us a real face and a real person from Iran instead of the stereotypes that we are fed by the media.
Good book.
Many aspects of growing up and finding your true self are universal. But Satrapi was between two different worlds. She was raised in a liberal family in Iran so she didn't fit in the the religious extremists who took control of the country. But she was also an outsider in Europe because she wasn't European enough. She was adrift and trying to find where she belonged. I think that is something that most of us can identify with and that is why Persepolis is so popular. The books also give us a real face and a real person from Iran instead of the stereotypes that we are fed by the media.
Good book.