Persepolis
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Key facts
- Publisher
- L'Association
- Creator
- Marjane Satrapi
- Date of publication
- 2000-2003
- Language
- French
- Date
- 2003 ( Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood ) 2004 ( Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return )
- Isbn
- 0-224-08039-3
- Translators
- Blake Ferris, Mattias Ripa, Anjali Singh
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Encyclopedic overview
Persepolis (French: Persépolis) is a series of autobiographical graphic novels by Marjane Satrapi that depict her childhood and early adult years in Iran and Austria during and after the Islamic Revolution. The title Persepolis is a reference to the ancient capital of the Persian Empire. Originally published in French, Persepolis has been translated to many other languages. As of 2018, it has sold more than 2 million copies worldwide.
French comics publisher L'Association published the original work in four volumes between 2000 and 2003. Pantheon Books (North America) and Jonathan Cape (United Kingdom) published the English translations in two volumes – one in 2003 and the other in 2004. Omnibus editions in French and English followed in 2007, coinciding with the theatrical release of the film adaptation.
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