National Identity in Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis
In 2003, Iranian-born author Marjane Satrapi published Persepolis, a graphic narrative of her childhood experience of war-torn Iran throughout the 80s. Through clear, minimalist sketches which often reflect ancient Persian art, Satrapi challenges the impossible feat of expressing the many traumas of her past – one of which is a ruptured relationship with her nation. […]