Persepolis was the ceremonial capital of the Persian Empire during the Achaemenid dynasty. It is situated 70 Km northeast of the modern city of Shiraz in the Fars Province of modern Iran.
Recently, I’ve read ‘Persepolis’ which is a black and white autobiographical novel by Marjane Satrapi depicting her childhood in Iran after the revolution.
The author was raised by forward-thinking parents who taught their daughter to balance independent thought with respect to her Islamic faith. Satrapi begins her story with the imposition of veil-wearing for women and the separation of the sexes in school. Later on the story, you will notice how much her brutal honesty get her into trouble at school on more than one occasion because of the mandatory veil-wearing.
What I liked the most about this story is that the book reinforces both the ways in which coming of age around the world can be the same, and yet so different for kids. Marjane Satrapi writes with the innocense of a child and the knowledge of a grown woman and I think this combination is what makes this book something very interesting for the reader.
Recently, I’ve read ‘Persepolis’ which is a black and white autobiographical novel by Marjane Satrapi depicting her childhood in Iran after the revolution.
The author was raised by forward-thinking parents who taught their daughter to balance independent thought with respect to her Islamic faith. Satrapi begins her story with the imposition of veil-wearing for women and the separation of the sexes in school. Later on the story, you will notice how much her brutal honesty get her into trouble at school on more than one occasion because of the mandatory veil-wearing.
What I liked the most about this story is that the book reinforces both the ways in which coming of age around the world can be the same, and yet so different for kids. Marjane Satrapi writes with the innocense of a child and the knowledge of a grown woman and I think this combination is what makes this book something very interesting for the reader.
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