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Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi — WisdomDeck honest review
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Persepolis

by Marjane Satrapi

A graphic memoir of growing up in Iran through the revolution and war, then exile in Vienna. Funny, furious and formally brilliant.

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you want a coming-of-age under upheaval in comic form.

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Three things you will actually use

  1. Identity survives exile.
  2. Humor resists.
  3. Family is the anchor.

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Our verdict

Growing up in revolution.

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