Persepolis
Persepolis is a memoir of author Marjane Satrapi's childhood in Iran in the years surrounding the Islamic Revolution. I had heard good things about this book, but I was really blown away. The black and white art is simple but striking and add to the power of her story. The child's eye view Satrapi provides is insightful and authentic. The episodes she includes in Persepolis show the many ways--from the seemingly trivial to the horrific--that her family's life was affected by the revolution and the new Islamic regime.
I highly recommend this book to, well, everyone. You really should go read it. I think it's an especially valuable book for those Americans whose knowledge of Iran is limited to Bush's "Axis of Evil" designation and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's denial of the Holocaust. You'll learn a lot.
Alos, an animated film version of Persepolis was released in 2007. It won the Jury Prize at Cannes and was nominated for an Oscar. I haven't seen it yet, but I'd really like to.
I highly recommend this book to, well, everyone. You really should go read it. I think it's an especially valuable book for those Americans whose knowledge of Iran is limited to Bush's "Axis of Evil" designation and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's denial of the Holocaust. You'll learn a lot.
Alos, an animated film version of Persepolis was released in 2007. It won the Jury Prize at Cannes and was nominated for an Oscar. I haven't seen it yet, but I'd really like to.