Persepolis is the story of Satrapi's unforgettable childhood and coming of age within a large and loving family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution; of the contradictions between private life and public life in a country plagued by political upheaval; of her high school years in Vienna facing the trials of adolescence far from her family; of her homecoming—both sweet and terrible; and, finally, of her self-imposed exile from her beloved homeland. It is the chronicle of a girlhood and adolescence at once outrageous and familiar, a young life entwined with the history of her country yet filled with the universal trials and joys of growing up. Edgy, searingly observant, and candid, often heartbreaking but threaded throughout with raw humor and hard-earned wisdom—Persepolis is a stunning work from one of the most highly regarded, singularly talented graphic artists at work today.

Udgivet af Pantheon 2008

Marjane Satrapi
Marjane Satrapi er en iransk tegner, skribent og aktivist, bosat i Paris. Satrapis tegneseriekarriere startede i 2000, hvor hun fik udgivet første bind af Persepolis på det franske forlag L'Association. Det var en selvbiografisk historie om Satrapis egen opvækst under den islamiske revolution i Iran, hendes eksil i Østrig og tilbagevenden til det fundamentalistiske Iran. Persepolis blev afsluttet med fjerde bind i 2003. Siden har hun lavet flere roste tegneserier, hvoraf nogle, Broderier (2003) og Kylling med blommer (2004), også har fundet vej til dansk. På dansk blev Marjane Satrapi udgivet af Carlsen, der i 2005 brugte Persepolis til at introducere deres nye linje af grafiske romaner sammen med Jason Lutes' Berlin. Senere har Cobolt udgivet hendes værker. (Ovenstående personbeskrivelse er taget fra ComicWiki under en Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 licens)