When Persepolis was first published by Pantheon two decades ago, Iranian expatriate French cartoonist Marjane Satrapi brought North America a child’s-eye view of revolution in the middle east.

The English translation of the now classic memoir Persepolis by comics artist, painter and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi turned 20 this year — and it's being celebrated with the release of a new ...

This scene is how “Persepolis” (2000 ... and secret prohibition parties to mourning the death of her uncle Anoosh, who is executed for “spying,” the personal becomes political as ...

Persepolis remains one of the great graphic novels of all time and one of the best movie adaptations of a comic book. Created by Iranian expat French cartoonist, now movie director Marjane Satrapi ...

When author and artist Marjane Satrapi first published Persepolis, her graphic memoir of growing up in Iran, she didn’t expect it to become one of the most important graphic novels ever penned.

So You Haven't Read Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi? This comic is about growing up in Iran during the tumultuous 1980s and the Islamic Revolution. Following the author's real-life events and ...

In her autobiographical film, 'Persepolis', Marjane Satrapi draws an intimate portrait of a turbulent family and national history with plenty of heart and humour. “Freedom always comes at a ...

It is not possible to find reliefs of women in the palaces of Persepolis, but they can be seen in seals, tablets, and carpets dating back to the Achaemenid Empire (c. 550-330 BC), Abolhassan Atabaki ...