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Persepolis

Name: Persepolis
Author: Marjane Satrapi

2000–2003 French-language graphic novel series by Marjane Satrapi

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Author: Marjane Satrapi
Publisher: L'Association
Language: French
, English
, Spanish
+1 more
Genre: graphic novel
, graphic memoir
, Bildungsroman
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1.Stated in Open Libraryopenlibrary.org/works/OL5735175W
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Persepolis is a series of autobiographical graphic novels written and illustrated by Marjane Satrapi. The books depict Satrapi's childhood and early adult years in Iran and Austria during and after the Iranian Revolution. The series is named after the ancient capital of the Persian Achaemenid Empire. Originally published in French, Persepolis has been translated to many other languages. As of 2018, the series has sold more than 2 million copies worldwide.

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PPersepolis2007 · 2007 animated film by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud

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Narrative location: Tehran
Country of origin: France
Title: Persepolis
Started: 2000
Named after: Persepolis
Founded: 2000
Units sold: 4,000,000(September 11, 2023)
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1.“« Femme, vie, liberté » : un roman graphique pour soutenir la révolte qui secoue l’Iran depuis la mort de Mahsa Amini”lemonde.fr/international/article/2023/09/11/femme-vie-liberte-un-roman-graphique-pour-soutenir-la-revolte-qui-secoue-l-iran-depuis-la-mort-de-mahsa-amini_6188802_3210.htmlRetrieved 2023-09-15
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Original language: French
Has version, edition or translation: Persepolis language: Czech

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