Persepolis Resources

The publisher's website has more links, questions, and extras than you can shake a hijab at.

Here you can read a bit more about Marjane Satrapi's background and even see a picture of her rocking an awesome Amy Winehouse-esque beehive hairstyle.

The animated version of Persepolis sets the art of the graphic novel into motion. It also set tons of awards in the arms of Marjane Satrapi and her co-director/-writer Vincent Paronnaud.

Ebert liked the movie back when it came out in 2008, and he even briefly shares his own experience in Iran in the late 1970s (he gives that a thumbs up, too).

Satrapi sits down with a cigarette (if you're concerned about second-hand smoke, don't worry: she's on the other end of a phone line) and chats about her life, her work, and her future.

The world is more than just black or white (or fifty shades of gray): there's a lot of nuance, and that's what Persepolis is all about. In this interview (which, ironically, is black text on a white screen) Satrapi talks about the nuances of her story.

Persepolis is super dangerous to America… at least that's what Stephen Colbert said on the Colbert Report in 2008.

Is there a difference between telling a true story and making an autobiography or documentary? Marjane Satrapi addresses this question and others, like the "mess" of making a comic into a cartoon (her words, not ours).

Marjane has a voice (obviously) but she doesn't voice herself in the movie. This interview with the voice actress reveals the woman who plays Marjane in the movie. Do you think they are similar?

There's a pivotal scene in the book when Marji hears the National Anthem of Iran on the radio. Take a listen. It has to be better than the new government's Islamic hymn that was forced upon them.

Marjane Satrapi chatted with Terry Gross back in 2003 about her graphic novel, the veil, and war. You know, your typical childhood story.

Here is what Marjane Satrapi actually looks like, in the flesh versus in the ink. Do you think she did a good job illustrating herself?

This is what remains of the ancient city of Persepolis. Could Marjane's clean art style have been inspired by the carvings on the wall?