This volume comprises two of Satrapi's memoir-in-comic books:
Persepolis 1 details her childhood during and after the Iranian Revolution. I had not previously read much on this time in Iran and I found Marjane's account of the dramatic change in Iranian society to be quite thought-provoking. Her connection with her parents and Grandmother is lovely, and her account provides great insights into Iranian homelife. I really enjoyed this book and zoomed right through it. I thought the comic-style worked well for a memoir of childhood.
Persepolis 2 continues where No. 1 left off, with Marjane on her own in Austria after being sent there following the Revolution. The story progresses through her teenage years in Vienna and goes full-circle to her eventual return home to Iran. I found this story more confronting than the first as it addresses such issues as drugs, homelessness and racism. Quite frankly, I did not like it as much and thought that the comic-style did not work as well as with this different content compared to the first book. I am, however, glad that I continued with it as Marjane's journey through adolescence is very candid and because of that, special.
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