{"product_id":"persepolis-9780224064408","title":"Persepolis : The Story of an Iranian Childhood","description":"\u003cp\u003eWise, often funny, sometimes heart-breaking, Persepolis tells the story of Marjane Satrapi's life in Tehran from the ages of six to fourteen, growing up during the Iranian Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe intelligent and outspoken child of radical Marxists, and the great-grandaughter of Iran's last emperor, Satrapi 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmidst the tragedy, Marjane's child's eye view adds immediacy and humour, and her story of a childhood at once outrageous and ordinary, beset by the unthinkable and yet buffered by an extraordinary and loving family, is immensely moving.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The magic of Marjane Satrapi's work is that it can condense a whole country's tragedy into one poignant, funny scene after another' Independent on Sunday\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e**ONE OF THE GUARDIAN 'S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY**\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Marjane Satrapi\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eIran, c 1970 to c 1980, c 1980 to c 1990, Autobiography: general, Middle Eastern history, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 22 May 2003 by Vintage Publishing.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Marjane Satrapi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57319572734330,"sku":"9780224064408","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9780224064408.jpg?v=1790631444","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/persepolis-9780224064408","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}