Wednesday, July 14, 2004
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is a graphic novel telling about the authors childhood in revolutionary and war ridden Iran. There are both poignant personal stories and a gentle rendering of history so that a reader will not feel stupid for not knowing the history of the area but instead will feel gifted with the knowledge.
The day to day implications and terrors of the revolution and war shadow but do not overwhelm this small family. They are, to the sad end, a cohesive unit, a family of real everyday people.
I am struck again by the power of small acts of defiance.
I recommended this book to a 12 year old girl, a 14 year old girl who is very into revolution and graphic novels, several women in their 30-40's, and a 70 year old couple.
The day to day implications and terrors of the revolution and war shadow but do not overwhelm this small family. They are, to the sad end, a cohesive unit, a family of real everyday people.
I am struck again by the power of small acts of defiance.
I recommended this book to a 12 year old girl, a 14 year old girl who is very into revolution and graphic novels, several women in their 30-40's, and a 70 year old couple.
# posted by JJ @ 4:36 PM 
