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# Persepolis 2

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The fascinating continuation of the best-selling Persepolis , “one of the freshest and most original memoirs of our day” ( Los Angeles Times). Marjane Satrapi dazzles with her heartrending graphic memoir about growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. In 1984, Marjane flees fundamentalism and the war with Iraq to begin a new life in Vienna. Once there, she faces the trials of adolescence far from her friends and family, and while she soon carves out a place for herself among a group of fellow outsiders, she continues to struggle for a sense of belonging. Finding that she misses her home more than she can stand, Marjane returns to Iran after graduation. Her difficult homecoming forces her to confront the changes both she and her country have undergone in her absence and her shame at what she perceives as her failure in Austria. Marjane allows her past to weigh heavily on her until she finds some like-minded friends, falls in love, and begins studying art at a university. However, the repression and state-sanctioned chauvinism eventually lead her to question whether she can have a future in Iran. As funny and poignant as its predecessor, Persepolis 2 is another clear-eyed and searing condemnation of the human cost of fundamentalism. In its depiction of the struggles of growing up—here compounded by Marjane’s status as an outsider both abroad and at home—it is raw, honest, and incredibly illuminating.

Review: Amazing book - Ethan klein I would rate the second volume Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi a 4.5 out of 5. This graphic novel was a great book because I loved the pictures Satrapi drew, but some scenes were a little bit inappropriate. Other than that it was an amazing and I would highly recommend it to only mature kids who can take in inappropriate context and young adults. This book kept me up all night reading because it was so good. The second Persepolis book was a memoir about a teenage girl named Marjane who moved to Austria in the 1980s. In the last book Marjane moved from Iran to Austria without her family because there was a war between Iran and Iraq. Marjane moves into a house with her family friends but it was too small so she goes to a catholic boarding house. The boarding house was run by nuns and she did not know anyone there and most of them spoke dutch. Later on in the book because of peer pressure she becomes a drug dealer and later stopped once her punk friends moved away. After that she went into a depression and tried to overdose on drugs and kill herself but she did not die. I don't want to spoil anything else, so if you want to find out what happens next read the book. If you want to read this book I highly suggest you read the first Persepolis book first because it explains her whole childhood and other important concepts and why she moved and why she moved.
Review: Remarkably precise - All due respect to the ALA Alex and YALSA committees, there should also have been a great deal of serious consideration for some of the higher profile major literary awards for this book, one of a pair of volumes that make up Persepolis, The Story of A Childhood and The Story of A Return. As a long-time devotee of the Graphic Novel, I have no hesitation saying these two volumes are the most effective, and affecting examples of the genre I have yet encountered. The narrative is in itself a masterwork, and none the less for being simply the true autobiography I assume it is. The relative amounts of concern given the numerous occurrences is precisely right. The author/artist moves briskly through countless episodes yet leaves in each case a most thorough, profound and lasting impression. The characterizations, especially of Marjane herself and her immediate family are palpable to an extent rarely achieved in what we normally deem "serious literature". Each depiction elicits our deepest concern as hideousness follows hope follows respite follows tragedy follows turmoil, chaos, and humor. It is impossible to separate the art from the text. Each is so precisely crafted in each other's service. It is not since Walt Kelly that I have seen such imminently "readable" faces, postures, and gestures. While on the other hand, one will have no doubt as to the sound of the voices speaking the content of the dialogue balloons. Sadly, the most lasting and, perhaps as intended, the most profound impression one will take from these volumes is an unshakable sadness we must feel on behalf of what might have been a remarkable nation, were it not for man's fascination with fanaticism and the mindless tinkering of the "Super Powers". Persepolis is literally a great mourning bell tolling the tragedy of Iran, albeit ringing out through the thoughts and experiences of a child and then a young, sensitive and phenomenally articulate woman.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #35,163 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #50 in Educational & Nonfiction Graphic Novels #418 in Women's Biographies #1,145 in Memoirs (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 994 Reviews |

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazing book
*by M***N on April 6, 2016*

Ethan klein I would rate the second volume Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi a 4.5 out of 5. This graphic novel was a great book because I loved the pictures Satrapi drew, but some scenes were a little bit inappropriate. Other than that it was an amazing and I would highly recommend it to only mature kids who can take in inappropriate context and young adults. This book kept me up all night reading because it was so good. The second Persepolis book was a memoir about a teenage girl named Marjane who moved to Austria in the 1980s. In the last book Marjane moved from Iran to Austria without her family because there was a war between Iran and Iraq. Marjane moves into a house with her family friends but it was too small so she goes to a catholic boarding house. The boarding house was run by nuns and she did not know anyone there and most of them spoke dutch. Later on in the book because of peer pressure she becomes a drug dealer and later stopped once her punk friends moved away. After that she went into a depression and tried to overdose on drugs and kill herself but she did not die. I don't want to spoil anything else, so if you want to find out what happens next read the book. If you want to read this book I highly suggest you read the first Persepolis book first because it explains her whole childhood and other important concepts and why she moved and why she moved.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Remarkably precise
*by N***H on January 29, 2009*

All due respect to the ALA Alex and YALSA committees, there should also have been a great deal of serious consideration for some of the higher profile major literary awards for this book, one of a pair of volumes that make up Persepolis, The Story of A Childhood and The Story of A Return. As a long-time devotee of the Graphic Novel, I have no hesitation saying these two volumes are the most effective, and affecting examples of the genre I have yet encountered. The narrative is in itself a masterwork, and none the less for being simply the true autobiography I assume it is. The relative amounts of concern given the numerous occurrences is precisely right. The author/artist moves briskly through countless episodes yet leaves in each case a most thorough, profound and lasting impression. The characterizations, especially of Marjane herself and her immediate family are palpable to an extent rarely achieved in what we normally deem "serious literature". Each depiction elicits our deepest concern as hideousness follows hope follows respite follows tragedy follows turmoil, chaos, and humor. It is impossible to separate the art from the text. Each is so precisely crafted in each other's service. It is not since Walt Kelly that I have seen such imminently "readable" faces, postures, and gestures. While on the other hand, one will have no doubt as to the sound of the voices speaking the content of the dialogue balloons. Sadly, the most lasting and, perhaps as intended, the most profound impression one will take from these volumes is an unshakable sadness we must feel on behalf of what might have been a remarkable nation, were it not for man's fascination with fanaticism and the mindless tinkering of the "Super Powers". Persepolis is literally a great mourning bell tolling the tragedy of Iran, albeit ringing out through the thoughts and experiences of a child and then a young, sensitive and phenomenally articulate woman.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazing graphic novel!
*by M***A on June 5, 2025*

Amazing book, beautiful edition.

## Frequently Bought Together

- Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return
- Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
- Borderlands / La Frontera, 5th Edition: The New Mestiza 5th Edition

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