Persépolis / Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Spanish Edition)

Uno de los mejores libros del Siglo XXI según el New York Times

TIMES 2020, los 100 mejores libros juveniles de todos los tiempos

EL GRAN CLÁSICO DE LA NOVELA GRÁFICA, en su edición definitiva

Persépolis nos cuenta la revolución islámica iraní vista desde los  ojos de una niña que asiste atónita al cambio profundo que  experimentan  su país y su familia, mientras ella debe aprender a llevar el velo.  Intensamente personal y profundamente político, el relato autobiográfico  de Marjane Satrapi examina qué significa crecer en un ambiente de guerra y represión política.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Wise, funny, and heartbreaking, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi’s graphic memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution.

In powerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi tells the story of her life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah’s regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution, and the devastating effects of war with Iraq. The intelligent and outspoken only child of committed Marxists and the great-granddaughter of one of Iran’s last emperors, Marjane bears witness to a childhood uniquely entwined with the history of her country.

Persepolis paints an unforgettable portrait of daily life in Iran and of the bewildering contradictions between home life and public life. Marjane’s child’s-eye view of dethroned emperors, state-sanctioned whippings, and heroes of the revolution allows us to learn as she does the history of this fascinating country and of her own extraordinary family. Intensely personal, profoundly political, and wholly original, Persepolis is at once a story of growing up and a reminder of the human cost of war and political repression. It shows how we carry on, with laughter and tears, in the face of absurdity. And, finally, it introduces us to an irresistible little girl with whom we cannot help but fall in love.