Iran and Satrapi's Persepolis

Marjane Satrapi (read an interview) in her graphic novel, Persepolis, takes us to the Iran of the late 1970s through the eyes of a young girl there. She conveys in the story and through the pictures her experience of that important time in this nation's history. See a Chronology of Iranian History here.

Satrapi was the invited author in the Spring of 2006 to Seattle when her book was the featured book for Seattle Reads. Karen and I took some students to hear her library readings and presentations. She was engaging, outspoken about her experiences, and warm to students who talked with her afterward.

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Nadine Gordimer wrote The Pickup--our first novel.
She is a Nobel Prize winning author from South Africa.
Short presentation on the author & this novel.
Questions & overview of the novel.