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"As long as there is oil in the Middle East we will never have peace." -Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi
That astute phrase alone is one of the many things that stuck with me in reading through both books of Persepolis, the graphic novels by Marjane Satrapi. Written in a way that is imaginative and funny, Satrapi paints her memoir of growing up in Iran with a normalcy that could only be seen by its cultural natives. No matter that there are constant threats of arrest for non-conformists, that bombings are happening in the streets, that the list of martyrs dying for their country is growing by the day: Satrapi takes it all in stride, and writes from the perspective of a well-adjusted girl. Sure, there's chaos-- but there are also boys, parties, and punk music.
Anyone who wants a better grasp on the internal climate of the Middle East-- in witty, spitfire comic book form-- should definitely check out these books. And soon, because apparently Sony has picked up the rights to turn the novels into a film-- they've posted stills up on their site. (There's also a good interview up with Marjane over at Salon.)
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