Persepolis (comics)
- This article is about the the graphic novel. For other uses, see Persepolis (disambiguation).
Persepolis (ISBN 0-224-08039-3) is a French-language graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi that describes her childhood in Iran after the revolution. The title is a reference to the historical town of Persepolis.
Sequels
Persepolis is followed by Persepolis 2, which details Satrapi's life afterwards, during the war between Iran and Iraq. Simply drawn in black and white it found great popularity following its release (Time Magazine included it in its Best Comix of 2003 list). Persepolis 3 describes her high school years in Austria, and Persepolis 4 describes her return to Iran, where she went to college, got married, and later divorced, before moving to France, where she now lives.
In the U.S., the Persepolis series is published by Pantheon, who saw it as a natural progression from their success with graphic novels like Art Spiegelman's Maus. The English edition combines the first two French books and was translated by Blake Ferris and Satrapi's husband, Mattias Ripa. The French editions of Persepolis 3 and Persepolis 4 were combined into a single volume, Persepolis 2 for the U.S. market.
Persepolis 2
Marji, Satrapi's young alter ego, grows in a country of deep political and personal repression. Still having the freshness of the first Persepolis, this graphic novel is highly rated and has won the Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Scenario in Angouleme, France, for its script and in Vitoria, Spain, for its commitment against totalitarianism. It has been translated into English, Spanish, Portuguese and other languages.
Film
The story has been adapted into an animated film, by Sony Pictures Classics. The film is voiced by Catherine Deneuve, Chiara Mastroianni, Danielle Darrieux and Simon Abkarian, among others. It debuted at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Prize of the Jury. The film drew complaints from the Iranian government even before its debut at the festival.[1][2]
See also
- Satrapi's book Embroideries is also set in Iran and follows the lives of different women of her mother's generation.
References
- ^ Rosemberg, Claire. "Cannes cartoon of life under ayatollahs angers Iran." Middle East Times. May 22, 2007
- ^ Jaafar, Ali. "Iran decries 'Persepolis' jury prize ." Variety.com May 29, 2007