--- product_id: 222537741 title: "Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Pantheon Graphic Library)" brand: "marjane satrapi" price: "172.81 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/222537741-persepolis-the-story-of-a-childhood-pantheon-graphic-library store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Pantheon Graphic Library) **Brand:** marjane satrapi **Price:** 172.81 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Pantheon Graphic Library) by marjane satrapi - **How much does it cost?** 172.81 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/222537741-persepolis-the-story-of-a-childhood-pantheon-graphic-library) ## Best For - marjane satrapi enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted marjane satrapi brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Wise, funny, and heartbreaking, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi's acclaimed graphic memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. "A wholly original achievement.... Satrapi evokes herself and her schoolmates coming of age in a world of protests and disappearances.... A stark, shocking impact." -- The New York Times: " The 50 Best Memoirs of the Past 50 Years" One of the New York Times 's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century In powerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi tells the coming-of-age story of her life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah's regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution, and the devastating effects of war with Iraq. The intelligent and outspoken only child of committed Marxists and the great-granddaughter of one of Iran's last emperors, Marjane bears witness to a childhood uniquely entwined with the history of her country. Persepolis paints an unforgettable portrait of daily life in Iran and of the bewildering contradictions between home life and public life. Marjane's child's-eye view of dethroned emperors, state-sanctioned whippings, and heroes of the revolution allows us to learn as she does the history of this fascinating country and of her own extraordinary family. Intensely personal, profoundly political, and wholly original, Persepolis is at once a story of growing up and a reminder of the human cost of war and political repression. It shows how we carry on, with laughter and tears, in the face of absurdity. And, finally, it introduces us to an irresistible little girl with whom we cannot help but fall in love. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Book 1 Of 2 | Persepolis | | Dimensions | 1.27 x 22.86 x 9.6 cm | | Edition | Illustrated | | Isbn 10 | 037571457X | | Isbn 13 | 978-0375714573 | | Item Weight | 1.05 kg | | Language | English | | Print Length | 153 pages | | Publication Date | 1 Jan. 2000 | | Publisher | Pantheon | ## Images ![Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Pantheon Graphic Library) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71v0y4aqbxL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent *by on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 27 April 2012* Publisher: vintage booksGenre: autobiography/graphicISBN: 978-0-099-52399-4This book is written as a storyboard and the style suits it perfectly. I have never read a book written using this method but I found it to be a very enjoyable experience. For this particular book it works extremely well as it carries the volume of dialogue, if this had been written in straight prose it would have resembled a play rather than a novel.Marjanes general writing style is warm and inviting. As she narrates her story you can hear her voice and it brings the action to life. She captures the horrors of war and the difficulties of love in a style which makes all the subjects in this book seem very real to the reader. I have never been to Iran but I could connect with Satrapi and understood he point of view because it was explained so well and so easily.This book gave me a totally new perspective of muslim women and what they may have been thinking while living under oppressive regimes. Young Iranian girls are not so different to European girls once stripped down to just their thoughts and emotions.A very cleverly written book on a subject which I normally would not read, excellent.Personal read 5/5Group read 4/5 Plenty to discuss but not everybody's choice of subject. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Even if you don't read graphic novels - read this. *by on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 1 October 2014* At a University long time ago I had an Iranian friend, a young man, who was a bit older than me but we both were born in 70s. I had grown up in the province of the USSR and he in Iran. We had many a political discussion and he said something about Iranian islamic state that I hadn't thought about before "its like communism in the USSR, most people are not "true believers" if you want to be close to the power, you choose the ruling party/religion". Which is very true. We discussed a lot of other things as well and I have a very warm memory of all the people I met through him. But back to the book. There is a lot in Marjane's book that reminds me of my childhood and growing up - duplicity of everything, public face and the true colours, newspapers and the books hidden at the times before Soviet invasion (incidentally my most fond memory of a forbidden era book is of Superman cartoon that my grandfather had cut out from newspapers and glued to a notebook - the ending had been lost so I never new what happened to the Superman at the end) and of course reading between the lines and never trusting the official version of events. I loved this book and the fact that it is a graphic novel seems to make the story more "this actually happened to people". ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A personal political history from times of freedom to suppression, told from a child's then woman'spoint of view. *by on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 24 December 2015* "Persepolis" by Marjane Satrapi, is a personal and historical graphic novel of a time in Iran, a country which was called Persia for thousands of years; revealing the events from a clever child and then a young woman's point of view, as she grows up with the political situation expanding and evolving, & she was sophisticated beyond her years because of the good education, and also because of her families' multi involvement and input, experienced by so many of her family. It is a brilliant novel because of the multi-faceted approach, revealing the whole story of Iran in the 20th century and the upheavals and horror of political fundamentalist power and complete suppression and control on members of the whole family, but at first seen through the eyes of a child with her own childish ego, as she want to put the whole world to rights as a prophet: something that many a clever child of imagination has dreamed of doing- "putting the world of stupid adults to rights", suffering mentally and physically under this power, and eventually growing up and learning to live with things as they are, until they gradually change again. ## Frequently Bought Together - Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood - Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return - Man's Search for Meaning --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/222537741-persepolis-the-story-of-a-childhood-pantheon-graphic-library](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/222537741-persepolis-the-story-of-a-childhood-pantheon-graphic-library) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-10-30*