Total Page : 352
Publisher : Pantheon
Publication Date : 2007 10 30
>> Excellent read
This was my first current day book on Iran and I loved it Marjane s telling of her life story is wonderful especially in graphic form I ve never read a graphic novel and I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and passing it on to others Everyone in America should read this book and learn what life is like in Iran
>> A Poignant Biography in Graphic Novel Form
In the first of the two we get the life of young Marjane from the time of the shah to the attack by Iraq Marjane s family try to explain to this little girl about her family s royal history her family friends experiences in prison and her new role as a young woman in an Islamic state By the end of book one Marjane is on her way to Austria both to escape the conflict in Iran and also to go to school
In book two Marjane grows from a young teen into a near adult She begins living in a convent but is soon cast from home to home From her life in Austria she meets people who have different political views who have different codes of morality and who have had little experience with death and war as she has Over time Marjane becomes disillusioned with the person she has been turned into while living in Europe and returns to Iran where she later marries and struggles against the strong Islamic rule being forced on its citizens
Altogether I thought Marjane s coming of age during the conflict in Iran and through the new Islamic control of the region to be brilliantly and poignantly discussed in her two graphic novels These two novels covered issues of history in the region discussed moral laws imposed on the nation discussed the view of the West as imposed on the East and many other tough issues of nation and culture Overall I think these graphic novels are very well done and give the reader a great view of Iran and its culture
>> Graphic autobiography
This book was a gift to my husband from my sister in law He loved it enough to recommend it to me
It is told in graphics with captions and labels and narration The author is a woman from Iran showing and telling about her experiences growing up during the Iranian Revolution It was amazing I learned a lot and ventured out to learn more as I read I even GASP asked my history teacher husband to give me some lessons on the time period That NEVER happens
The descriptions of family and friends is an education in itself so many perspectives The book is everyone s coming of age yet it is supremely unique I loved everything about it Looking forward to finding the film version
