![]() Persepolis was featured on the American Library Association's list of Top Ten Most Challenged Books in 2014. Omnibus editions in French and English followed in 2007, coinciding with the theatrical release of the film adaptation.ĭue to its graphic language and images, there is controversy surrounding the use of Persepolis in classrooms in the United States. Pantheon Books (North America) and Jonathan Cape (United Kingdom) published the English translations in two volumes – one in 2003 and the other in 2004. Persepolis was written in 2000 and Persepolis 2 was written in 2004.įrench comics publisher L'Association published the original work in four volumes between 20. As of 2018, it has sold more than 2 million copies worldwide. Originally published in French, the graphic memoir has been translated to many other languages, including English, Spanish, Catalan, Romanian, Portuguese, Italian, Greek, Swedish, Finnish, Georgian, Dutch, and Chinese. The title Persepolis is a reference to the ancient capital of the Persian Empire. Persepolis is an autobiographical series of bandes dessinées ( French comics) by Marjane Satrapi that depict her childhood up to her early adult years in Iran and Austria during and after the Islamic Revolution. 2004 ( Persepolis The Story of a Return).2000 ( Persepolis The Story of a Childhood). ![]()
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