A coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of the Iranian revolution and war, following Marjane Satrapi's journey from childhood to adulthood as she navigates political oppression, cultural identity, and personal freedom.
In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Satrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own.
Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi
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