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Persepolis by Satrapi, Marjane
Call Number: 955.054 S253 2003
ISBN: 978-0-375-71457-3
Publication Date: 2003
IC Library
Contains black-and-white comic strip images in which the author shares the story of her life in Tehran, Iran, where she lived from ages six to fourteen while the country came under control of the Islamic regime.
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