Originally published to wide critical acclaim in France, where it elicited comparisons to Art Spiegelman's Maus, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi's wise, funny, and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. In four volumes. Persepolis on Library Journal's List of Best Books of 2003 & Young Adult Library Services 2004 List of Best Books for Young Adults. 2004 HARVEY WINNER FOR BEST U.S. EDITION OF FOREIGN MATERIAL. Prescient. . .Unexpected. . .Totally unique and utterly fascinating. -Time; delectable. . .dances with drama and insouciant wit. New York Times
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PUBCOMMENTS: Winner of the 2003 Fernando Buesa Peace Prize (Spain). A New York Times Notable Book. On Time Magazines Best Comix of the Year list, Library Journals List of the Best Books of 2003, Young Adult Library Services Association 2004 list of the Best Books for Young Adults.
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AUTHORBIO: Marjane Satrapi nacio en 1969 en Rasht, Iran. Se crio en Teheran, estudio en el Instituto Frances y se traslado a Viena y Estrasburgo, para estudiar Decoracion. Volvio a su pais de 1989 a 1994, para realizar un master en Comunicacion Visual en la Escuela de Bellas Artes de Teheran, y despues se traslado a Paris, donde vive en la actualidad. Ademas de su famosa novela grafica Persepolis, ha escrito algunos libros infantiles.
Marjane Satrapi was born in 1969 in Rasht, Iran. She grew up in Tehran, where she studied at the Lycee Franais, before leaving for Vienna and, later, Strasbourg to study Decorative Arts. From 1989-1994 she returned to her homeland to attain a Masters Degree in Visual Communication from the School of Fine Arts in Tehran. In 1994, she moved to Paris, where she currently resides. In addition to her acclaimed graphic novel, Persepolis, Satrapi is also the author of several childrens books.
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