Iranian writer/illustrator Marjane Satrapi is, according to Bernadette Murphy in the Los Angeles Times, "a voice calling out to the rest of us, reminding us to embrace this child's fervent desire that human dignity reign supreme." In her 2003 graphic nov...

(literally "City of the Persians" in Greek) was one of the most important capitals of ancient Persia. While the exact date of its foundation is not known, it appears to have become prominent at the death in 522 BCE of Cambyses II, the son...

This article is about the graphic novel. For other uses, see Persepolis (disambiguation). Persepolis (ISBN 0-224-08039-3) is a French-language graphic novel (comics) by Marjane Satrapi that describes her childhood in Iran after the revolution. The...

Persepolis Produced by Marc-Antoine Robert and Xavier Rigault; written and directed by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud, based on Satrapi's graphic novels, music by Olivier Bernet; art direction by Marc Jousset; edited by Stephane Roche; animation coordinated by Christian Desmares; starring the...

By Marjane Satrapi "War always takes you by surprise," writes Iranian born, Paris-based artist Marjane Satrapi in her latest book. This memoir, written in a series of comic strips, recounts Satrapi's childhood in Iran between the ages of 4 and 14. In...