Persepolis


Persepolis is a French-language autobiographical comic by Marjane Satrapi depicting her childhood up to her early adult years in Iran during and after the Islamic revolution. The title is a reference to the ancient capital of the Persian Empire, Persepolis. Newsweek ranked the book #5 on its list of the ten best fiction books of the decade.

Marjane Satrapi


Drawn in black and white, the comic found great popularity following its release, and was translated into several languages. The English edition combines the first two French books and was translated by Blake Ferris and Satrapi's husband, Mattias Ripa. The French editions of Persepolis 3 and Persepolis 4 were combined into a single volume, Persepolis 2 for the United States market. In the U.S., the Persepolis series is published by Pantheon Books.


In 2007, an animated film adaptation of the comic was created, with author Satrapi co-directing with French comic artist Vincent Paronnaud. The film utilized the same style of the comic, although there are a handful of scenes in the present day that are shown in color, while the rest of the flashback events are illustrated in black and white, as in the novel. The film opened in various countries to critical acclaim and received an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature at the US Academy Awards.


Pictures



The four volumes


The two integral books





Videos


link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ22VyjJ6n8


link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlIAmCfHzbg

Some Quotes from Marjane Satrapi
1) “It's fear that makes us lose our conscience. It's also what transforms us into cowards.”

2) “I had learned that you should always shout louder than your aggressor.”

3) “We can only feel sorry for ourselves when our misfortunes are still supportable. Once this limit is crossed, the only way to bear the unbearable is to laugh at it.”

4) “One can forgive but one should never forget.”

5) “To speak behind others' backs is the ventilator of the heart.”

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