Persepolis by marjane satrapi plot summary litcharts. As of 2019, the expanse is made up of eight novels and. The summary of the english editions of the novel is divided into two sections, one for each book. The story of an iranian childhood 01 by marjane satrapi isbn. Ill admit, i almost cried at a few moments in this book and i never cry while reading.
Conquest of the persian empire alexander the great his. Conquest of the persian empire asia minor alexanders army crossed the hellespont in 334 bc with approximately 48,100 soldiers, 6,100 cavalry and a fleet of 120 ships with crews numbering 38,000, drawn from macedon and various greek citystates, mercenaries, and feudally raised soldiers from thrace, paionia, and illyria. Persepolis was known to the persians as parsa the city of the persians, and the name persepolis meant the same in greek. Marjane satrapi describes how she used to attend a french coeducational and nonreligious school, but how this is outlawed because the islamic republic. The expanse is a series of science fiction novels and related novellas and short stories by james s. She questions if this type of narrative form can further explain the ideas within the plot of persepolis, asking herself and the readers if the graphic novel can successfully handle material that is complex and contradictory hurley, n.
The first novel, leviathan wakes, was nominated for the hugo award for best novel in 2012. Construction on the palace and city was initiated between 518515 bce by darius i the great r. Its 6 years later and ive just completed reading book 2 flood tide and book 3 conquest of persia in the series, both published earlier this year. This is why writing persepolis was so important to me. Iran remains neutral during iraqs invasion of kuwait, and iran and iraq resume diplomatic ties soon after. I now understand what the authors been up to during the intervening years. I literally could not put the books down, reading them eagerly and in rapid succession. The reign of alexander the great canto 9780521406796. Alexander the great is portrayed as a legendary conqueror and military leader in greekinfluenced western history books but his legacy looks very different from a persian perspective. Corey, the joint pen name of authors daniel abraham and ty franck. Especially since alexander later regretted it, scholars and others have puzzled over what motivated such vandalism. Buy persepolis media tiein by satrapi, marjane isbn. Persepolis opens right after the 1979 iranian revolution, which results in the downfall of the americanbacked dictator known as the shah of iran and leads to the rise of the religious hardliners who establish the oppressive islamic republic.
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