Comments on: interview with Satrepi (author of Persepolis)

interview with Satrepi (author of Persepolis)

Tlogmer — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 02:13:46 -0800

Great Salon interview with Marjane Satrapi (author of Persepolis). via

By: ibeji

ibeji — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 06:22:56 -0800

Great article! There's another good one here . As Satrapi says, "You know, talking about sex and pussy is always a joy for me."

By: languagehat

languagehat — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 06:32:51 -0800

When I spoke to Satrapi by phone from her home in Paris, I was reluctant to make comparisons between Iran's tyrannical mullahs and our homegrown Christian theocrats, because I didn't want to trivialize her country's exponentially greater suffering. She, however, had no such qualms. "They are the same!" she said in a rush of slightly broken, accented English. "The secular people, we have no country. We the people -- all the secular people who are looking for freedom -- we have to keep together. We are international, as they" -- the fanatics of all religions -- "are international." Sounds like a great gal; I'll have to read her book. When I glanced at this post as I scrolled up the page, I thought it said "Great Satan interview with Marjane Satrapi (author of Persepolis)."

By: livii

livii — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 07:05:53 -0800

Great interview, thanks. Persopolis I and II are great reads, beautifully drawn and articulated. I can't wait to read Embroideries, although I've heard it's very different from the others.

By: chunking express

chunking express — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 07:16:20 -0800

Both Persepolis are excellent; the first reads like a bizarre childrens story. Really great stuff.

By: BuddhaInABucket

BuddhaInABucket — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 09:37:09 -0800

thanks for this link, I wouldn't have found it otherwise and I love Satrapi.

By: blendor

blendor — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 14:09:46 -0800

Thanks for the link! This ties in well with the Iranian Identities class I'm taking right now.