Persepolis

Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis, originally published by Edition Moderne from 2004 onward, is a landmark autobiographical graphic novel that chronicles her childhood and early adulthood in Iran during and after the Islamic Revolution. Satrapi’s stark, black-and-white art and unflinching storytelling capture the personal and political turmoil of growing up in a country undergoing radical change. Spanning just two issues, this series is celebrated for its intimate, humanizing perspective on a pivotal moment in history, and it remains a vital work in the canon of graphic memoir.