Persepolis: The Story Of A Childhood

By Marjane Satrapi, 2004

This autobiographical graphic novel of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution tells the story of a young life that witnessed the overthrow of the Shah’s regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution, and the devastating effects of war with Iraq. Intensely personal, profoundly political, and wholly original, it is at once a story of growing up and a reminder of the human cost of war.