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Common Reading Experience 2010: Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

About the Book

Guides & Criticisms

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Book Reviews

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  • Olson, R. (2003, May 1). [Review of the book Persepolis]. Booklist, p. 1564.
  • Raiteri, S. (2003, May 1). [Review of the book Persepolis]. Library Journal, p. 99.
  • Emerson, G. (2003, June 16). [Review of the book Persepolis]. Nation, p. 11.
  • [Review of the book Persepolis]. (2003, July 14). Publishers Weekly, p. 58.
  • Woodcock, S. H. (2003, August). [Review of the book Persepolis]. School Library Journal, p. 190.
  • Notkin, D. (2003, June). [Review of the book Persepolis]. Women's Review of Books, p. 8.
Iranian History

the Film

Website:

Sony Picture Classics. (2007). Persepolis. Retrieved April 9, 2010, from You Tube Web site: http://www.sonypictures.com/classics/persepolis/
This website includes video links to the trailer, the making of Persepolis, the director's statement, images, and MySpace.

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