Persepolis, Volume 4
Unknown three years before the end of the saga, our favorite Prophet has since become a literary and media phenomenon that goes beyond the usual boundaries of comics. This fourth volume relates the return of Marjane Satrapi to Islamic Iran and her years of Fine Arts, until the moment of her exile in France.
About the Persepolis Series
Books in series order
- 1.Persepolis Volume 1: The Story of a Childhood(2000)
- 2.Persepolis Volume 2: The Story of a Return(2001)
- 3.Persepolis, Volume 3(2002)
- 4.Persepolis, Volume 4(2003)
Reading age: 14+ years
This series should be read in order.
Persepolis is the story of Satrapi's unforgettable childhood and coming of age within a large and loving family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution; of the contradictions between private life and public life in a country plagued by political upheaval; of her high school years in Vienna facing the trials of adolescence far from her family; of her homecoming—both sweet and terrible; and, finally, of her self-imposed exile from her beloved homeland. It is the chronicle of a girlhood and adolescence at once outrageous and familiar, a young life entwined with the history of her country yet filled with the universal trials and joys of growing up.
Edgy, searingly observant, and candid, often heartbreaking but threaded throughout with raw humor and hard-earned wisdom—Persepolis is a stunning work from one of the most highly regarded, singularly talented graphic artists at work today.