Also a quote by Marjane Satrapi
"...this old and great civilization has been discussed mostly in connection with fundamentalism, fanaticism, and terrorism. As an Iranian who has lived more than half of my life in Iran I know that this image is far from the truth. I believe that an entire nation should not be judged by the wrongdoings of a few extremists. I also don't want those Iranians who lost thier lives in prisons defending freedom, who died in the war against Iraq, who suffered under various repressive regimes, or who were forced to leave their families and flee their homeland to be forgotten."
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I think people have finally awakened to the fact that graphic novels can be every bit as literate as regular books. Maus won the Pulitzer more than a decade ago for goodness sake. I've been meaning to read Persepolis for a while now. Looks I'll have to track it down soon.
It is fabulous as well as the sequel Persepolis 2.
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