Marjane Satrapi transforms the rather complicated and difficult recent history of Iran into a simple, touching, at time oppressive and always very personal story, generously sprinkled with humour. A must read.
Recommended by Anna Blasiak
THE COMPLETE PERSEPOLIS
Written by Marjane Satrapi
Translated from the French by Mattias Ripa and Anjali Singh
Published by Pantheon Books (2007)