Persepolis

I just finished reading Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood and Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return. Both were such good graphic novels in terms of story and illustration. These books had come up in several of my classes that dealt with Feminism, adolescence, multiculturalism and global perspectives and it was nice to finally be able to read them both back to back.

I have a college friend who grew up in Iran and moved to the US to attend college and is most likely just a bit younger that Satrapi. After our many conversations and hearing the disturbing current news about Iran it is nice to have another peak into this country's history.

It is most definitely a personal narrative and I can in no way verify the accuracy of the events portrayed, but to gain a glimpse into a country that the US has a questionable relationship with is fascinating. My personal existence has been pretty vanilla...and to think of a life that includes a war that takes place locally, cultural revolutions and all that comes with it boggles my brain.

These books are on my recommendation list for sure. I am also very interested in checking out Satrapi's related book Embroideries that is a collection of tales she overheard from her female relatives. I only recently found Embroideries on Amazon.com so I can not say more about it.