Book · 2000 · Comic books, strips, etc.
Persepolis 1-4
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If you've probably have heard of the novel persepolis by mayor Johnny satrapy and she writes beautifully about uh the happenings in Iran of post 1979 and how famously one of the young men who was at a party when the irgc breaks into the house.
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Marjane Satrapi's graphic memoir Persepolis 1-4 depicts the author's childhood and youth in Iran before and after the Islamic Revolution. The host on The Jordan Harbinger Show brought up the novel to illustrate the harsh reality and tragedies of the post-1979 revolution, highlighting how an armed group burst into a domestic party and upended lives. Similarly, Ehsan Ahmad on The Joe Rogan Experience discussed reading the graphic novel during his youth in middle or high school, noting that it served as a counterweight to the constant bombardment of war propaganda and helped him better understand people from the Middle East. Furthermore, Pamela Paul on The Book Review cited Satrapi's work as one of her favorite memoirs, praising its ability to balance harrowing historical events with significant humor. Reviewers and podcasters consistently appreciate the book for making complex geopolitical upheavals deeply personal, accessible, and human through its distinctive visual storytelling and candid perspective on growing up amidst immense political turmoil.
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Ehsan Ahmad I read I read when I was a kid I read this book called Procepilus. It's in my like greatest books of all ti… 1
“I read I read when I was a kid I read this book called Procepilus. It's in my like greatest books of all time but it's uh I read Pepilolis and I was like maybe in high school early late middle school and I just realized like oh man cuz you get bombarded especially at that time where in fighting”
Pamela Paul also a lot of humor in ppis by Maran crappy which is one of my favorite books 1
“also a lot of humor in ppis by Maran crappy which is one of my favorite books”
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“if you've probably have heard of the novel persepolis by mayor Johnny satrapy and she writes beautifully about uh the happenings in Iran of post 1979 and how famously one of the young men who was at a party when the irgc breaks into the house”