Persepolis de marjane satrapi biography
Marjane satrapi.
Persepolis de marjane satrapi biography
Marjane Satrapi and the Power Behind “Persepolis”
Photo: Chronicle/Darryl Bush
“People without a sense of humor are not very smart,” author Marjane Satrapi said during a candid, heart-to-heart conversation at the Annenberg Center of Communication, the University of Pennsylvania on Thursday.
An audience of over 300 students, academics and fans broke into applause.
Satrapi is a widely loved French Iranian author who explores the gaping divide between East and West through powerfully evocative graphic novels. Her most celebrated work is “Persepolis”— an autobiography that takes the form of an adult comic book.
Persepolis de marjane satrapi biography summary
Redolent with rebellious passion and wit, Persepolis received enormous success and was later adapted into a film directed by Satrapi herself. “Persepolis,” the film, went on to win numerous awards, including the César Awards for Best Feature Film and Best Writing, and an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature Film of the Year in 2008.
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