The Complete Persepolis

【茉莉人生：我在伊朗長大】

Persepolis 是伊朗的波斯波利斯城，也是作者瑪嘉·莎塔碧的家鄉。The Persepolis 是自傳體的圖像小說，描寫瑪嘉身為伊朗人，在龐大複雜的政治、宗教、傳統社會各制度面及道德規範下，祖輩所流傳下來的波斯文明與西方流行文化交織影響，經歷伊斯蘭革命與找尋自我身分認同的童年，也訴說著她的家－波斯波利斯城。

若你對伊朗的印象還只停留在主流媒體上喧囂的戰火、瘋狂的伊斯蘭教教徒，讀《茉莉人生》能夠以另外一種角度解讀伊朗，並改變對伊斯蘭世界的固有偏見。從對伊斯蘭教的了解、馬克思主義與共產主義對伊朗政治產生的波瀾、社會對女性的束縛與解放，從來都不能只以表象來評斷一個人，當然也無法從片面看見國家的全貌，透過作者筆下與親朋好友的情感與遭遇，政治動亂下私生活與公共生活間的矛盾，能更加深入伊朗近代史的時空脈絡。

Persepolis is the story of Satrapi's unforgettable childhood and coming of age within a large and loving family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution; of the contradictions between private life and public life in a country plagued by political upheaval; of her high school years in Vienna facing the trials of adolescence far from her family; of her homecoming--both sweet and terrible; and, finally, of her self-imposed exile from her beloved homeland. It is the chronicle of a girlhood and adolescence at once outrageous and familiar, a young life entwined with the history of her country yet filled with the universal trials and joys of growing up.

Edgy, searingly observant, and candid, often heartbreaking but threaded throughout with raw humor and hard-earned wisdom--Persepolis is a stunning work from one of the most highly regarded, singularly talented graphic artists at work today.