'Persepolis' tells the story of an Iranian girl caught between two warring cultures. Skip to main content Skip to main menu Skip to search Skip to footer. Why is Christian Science in our name?

Looking behind the veil Graphic novels portray an Iranian girl's journey into womanhood By Alexandra R. Moses. Sep 15, 2004 at 12:00 am ...

Persepolis 2 The Story of a Return Marjane Satrapi Translated from the French by Anjali Singh Pantheon: 188 pp., $17.95 A young heroine lifts her veil - Los Angeles Times ...

The characters in Marjane Satrapi’s “Persepolis” (co-directed with Vincent Paronnaud) are simple, friendly black-and-white line drawings, as uncomplicated as characters in a children’s book.

'Persepolis': A Stranger in Her Own Land. Film Deftly Animates Cultural Conflict in Iran. January 24, 2008. By Stephen Hunter. To the world's ever-growing list of things it can't be much fun to be ...

As “Persepolis” turns 20, Marjane Satrapi is still fighting censorship, from the right and the left: “The fanaticism of the liberal is not much better than the other fanaticism.” ...

Some Highlights:-If you want more Persepolis, you’re in luck: Persepolis 2 is just as great. It continues to follow Satrapi as she leaves, and then comes back to, Iran.-Be sure to check out the ...

Marjane Satrapi’s “Persepolis” is the latest and one of the most delectable examples of a booming postmodern genre: autobiography by comic book.