TY - BOOK AU - Satrapi,Marjane TI - Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood T2 - Persepolis SN - 9780375714573 U1 - GN SAT 21 PY - 2003/// CY - New York PB - Pantheon KW - Satrapi, Marjane, KW - Women KW - Iran KW - Biography KW - Graphic novels KW - Social conditions KW - 20th century KW - Social life and customs KW - History KW - Revolution, 1979 KW - COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Nonfiction / Biography & Memoir KW - bisacsh N2 - In powerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi tells the story of her life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah’s regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution, and the devastating effects of war with Iraq. The intelligent and outspoken only child of committed Marxists and the great-granddaughter of one of Iran’s last emperors, Marjane bears witness to a childhood uniquely entwined with the history of her country ER -