Here is the thrilling and equally unforgettable continuation of Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi's memoir in comic form, about coming of age in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. Persepolis ended in a shocking way in 1984, when fourteen-year-old Marjane left her home in Tehran, escaping fanaticism and the war with Iraq to start a new life in the West.

Here we follow our young, brave heroine through the next eight years of her life: four years of high school in Vienna, which are revealing and at times lonely, followed by four supremely educational and emotional years back home in Iran. Persepolis 2 is just as funny and moving as its predecessor, with perhaps an even greater sense of the absurd inspired by life in a fanatic state.

In its depiction of the universal trials of teenage life and coming of age - here heightened by being an outsider both abroad and at home, and living in a state where you are not allowed to show your hair, wear makeup, run in public, go on dates, or question authority - it is raw, honest, and incredibly enlightening.

Pages: 192

Dimensions: 16x16cm