032 Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

Book Club with Julia and Victoria

English - May 17, 2020 20:58 - 55 minutes - 27.1 MB - ★★★★ - 18 ratings
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Marjane Satrapi prefers to call her seminal work Persepolis (about her life growing up in Iran in the 1980s) a Comic Book rather than a Graphic Novel, as we hoity toity Americans like to describe our more “serious” books, which is a perfect example of how Satrapi is always determined to buck the status quo. During a period of political upheaval and war in her country, Satrapi read comic books about Karl Marx, and listened to Iron Maiden, and stood up for her beliefs at political rallies or at school. She’s so punk, it’s incredible. So dive into Persepolis with us to learn more about the history of Persia and to spend some time with a young Marjane, the heroine the world desperately needs.

Mentioned in the Episode:

Free online classes with Harvard

Persepolis Film adaptation

Chicken With Plums film by Satrapi

The Voices film by Satrapi

Radioactive film by Satrapi

History of Iran/Persia

Prince of Persia game

Iron Maiden

Kim Wilde

Action Philosophers! Comic Book

Diary of Anne Frank