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    Ready Reference Treatise: Persepolis
    Ready Reference Treatise: Persepolis
    Ready Reference Treatise: Persepolis
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    Ready Reference Treatise: Persepolis

    By Raja Sharma

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    The story is set in the Islamic Republic of Iran after the Islamic Revolution. The title of the book refers to the ancient capital of the Persian Empire, Persepolis.

    The book was originally published in French. It has been translated into several languages including English.

    The book was included in the list of Newsweek’s ten best non-fiction books of the first decade of the 21st century. It was originally published in four volumes in French and then its English translation was published in two volumes in 2003 and 2004.

    Ready Reference Treatise: Persepolis
    Copyright
    Chapter One: Introduction
    Chapter Two: Plot Overview
    Chapter Three: Major Characters
    Chapter Four: Complete Summary
    Part One: The Story of a Childhood
    Part Two: The Story of a Return
    Chapter Five: Critical Analysis

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRaja Sharma
    Release dateSep 4, 2016
    ISBN9781370182169
    Ready Reference Treatise: Persepolis
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    Raja Sharma

    Raja Sharma is a retired college lecturer.He has taught English Literature to University students for more than two decades.His students are scattered all over the world, and it is noticeable that he is in contact with more than ninety thousand of his students.

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      Ready Reference Treatise - Raja Sharma

      Ready Reference Treatise: Persepolis

      Copyright

      Ready Reference Treatise: Persepolis

      Raja Sharma

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      Chapter One: Introduction

      Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi was originally published in 2000. It is an autographical graphic novel. The book shows the author’s childhood up to the period when she attains adulthood and then marriage.

      The story is set in the Islamic Republic of Iran after the Islamic Revolution. The title of the book refers to the ancient capital of the Persian Empire, Persepolis.

      The book was originally published in French. It has been translated into several languages including English.

      The book was included in the list of Newsweek’s ten best non-fiction books of the first decade of the 21st century. It was originally published in four volumes in French and then its English translation was published in two volumes in 2003 and 2004.

      The author grew up in Iran after the Iranian Revolution when the things really began to be bad in the country. Gender segregation began rapidly and even students were segregated by gender lines. The women in Iran began to lose their fundamental rights under the Islamic government.

      Judicial killings became very common in Iran. Family members were often executed only because the government suspected them to be spies. It was a very difficult time for the author to grow up in Iran.

      Marjane survived protests and bombings. She eventually moved to Vienna and then returned to Iran, but she left again. Since it is a graphic novel, the author has used pictures alongside words to tell its story.

      Satrapi now lives in France. She is now an established writer, often invited to academic debates, schools, and colleges to deliver her lectures and to tell people more about the things that they do not know about Iran and how it was growing up there.

      Chapter Two: Plot Overview

      The story opens in Iran in 1980. Marjane Satrapi is getting ready to go to school. She is being compelled to wear a veil at her school. The new rules have segregated the boys and girls.

      In the same year, political and religious turmoil begins in Iran. Marjane’s parents also attend political protests on several occasions. Even their relatives like Uncle Anoosh attend the protests.

      We are told more about Uncle Anoosh at this point. He had left Iran and fled to the U. S. S. R. when the Iranian government believed that he was a spy.

      Uncle Anoosh helps Marjane a lot and he teaches her much about the world. He carves a swan out of bread and gives it to Marjane. It looks much better than the swan made from paper. The bread swan can be eaten.

      As the time progresses, Marjane comes very close to Uncle Anoosh. When her uncle is executed, she is shattered and she takes it to her heart.

      Owing to her family members, who include her grandma and Uncle Anoosh, Marjane grows passionate about social activities. She is a very young girl, but she thinks that she wants to fix the social inequalities and make the world better for the old people.

      Since there are regular air raids on Tehran, life is very difficult for the people there. Several of Marjane’s friends and family members get killed.

      Finally, her parents take a very grave decision. They decide that they can’t raise their daughter in Iran.

      Marjane happens to be a strong her, very independent and

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