Marjane Satrapi grew up in Tehran, Iran to a middle-class family that opposed the monarchy of the Shah. Her autobiographical graphic novel, Persepolis, depicts her childhood during and after the 1979 Iranian Revolution, which overthrew the Shah and established an Islamic republic. As fundamentalists gained power after the revolution, Satrapi's politically active parents became concerned about the new restrictions on women and arranged for her to study abroad in Vienna in 1983. The comic book found popularity when published between 2003 and 2005 for its portrayal of this tumultuous time in recent Iranian history.

4. • Persepolis is a French-language autobiographical
graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi depic9ng her
childhood up to her early adult years in Iran
during and a;er the Islamic revolu.on (1979).
• The 9tle is a reference to the ancient capital of
the Persian Empire, Persepolis. It was published
between 2003 and 2005.
• Drawn in black and white, the comic found great
popularity following its release, and was
translated into several languages.

6. • Satrapi grew up in Tehran to a middle-class
Iranian family. Her parents were highly educated
and poli9cally ac9ve, that supported causes
against the monarchy of the Shah.
• When the Iranian Revolu9on took place they
were dismayed and in9midated by the Muslim
fundamentalists who took power.
• Her parents grew concerned that the young
Marjane would run afoul of the strict new public
codes for women. They arranged for her to study
abroad and in 1983 she arrived in Vienna.

7. The Iranian Revolu.on, also known as the Islamic
Revolu.on of Iran or the 1979 Revolu.on, is an
event involving the overthrow of the Pahlavi
dynasty, who was supported by the United States
and United Kingdom, and its replacement with an
Islamic republic.
Demonstra9ons against the Shah started in 1977,
developing into a campaign of civil resistance that
was partly secular and partly religious. Strikes and
demonstra9ons paralyzed the country.
The Shah le; Iran for exile on January, 1979 as the
last Persian monarch.