Persepolis has its own story in America, too. It went through waves. What a neighborhood: Oscar Wilde on your right and Mark Twain on your left. A banned book is always a good book. It makes the ...

Now for its 20th anniversary, the two books of Persepolis have been compiled into a single hardcover edition for the first time, featuring both a new cover and introduction addressing the protests.

Sponsor Message Persepolis has a long history of garnering controversy, and well beyond the author's home country. In 2014, the book was second on the American Library Association's list of most ...

A memoir and a history of Iran’s turbulent 20th-century politics, one comic strip frame at a time. Credit...Olivia Fields Supported by By Fernanda Eberstadt PERSEPOLIS by Marjane Satrapi ...

Satrapi's Persepolis books, which chronicle her upbringing in Khomeini-era Iran and her escape to France, have garnered more critical acclaim than perhaps any other graphic memoir except Art ...

In the No. 2 slot on the new Most Frequently Challenged Books list is “Persepolis,” Marjane Satrapi‘s widely acclaimed memoir about growing up during the Iranian Revolution. The graphic ...

“I’ve attached a copy of 2 pages from the book ‘Persepolis’ that was sent to schools,” James wrote. “In my opinion it is not appropriate at all. Please let me know if I can pull the ...

This latest book club pick is not one to be missed. Persepolis covers some of the biggest moments in Iran's most recent history, but puts them into the important context of the everyday lives of ...

The graphic novel Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi tells her ... Library Association's 2014 Top Ten List of Frequently Challenged Books. Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news ...

First published in 2000, Persepolis was a commercial and critical success. The book is an autobiographical account of author Marjane Satrapi’s childhood, set against the backdrop of the 1979 ...

The YFLO ladies wrapped up their book club session for 2017-2018 with a fun discussion on Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi at Cafe 4/1 on Camac Street on April 12. YFLO book club members at Cafe 4/1, ...