Flagstaff City-Coconino County Public Library recently issued the following announcement.
The YA Book Club meets on the 4th Friday of every month to discuss a new book.
Pick up a copy of this month's book from the Downtown Library Information Desk. Email libraryprograms@flagstaffpubliclibrary.org or call 928-213-2331 for additional information.
This month we are meeting at the patio of Your Pie!
You can still join us on zoom here.
This month we are reading "Persepolis" by Marjane Satrapi.
From Good Reads:
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
by Marjane Satrapi, Mattias Ripa (Translator)
4.24 · Rating details · 169,980 ratings · 9,454 reviews
A New York Times Notable Book
A Time Magazine “Best Comix of the Year”
A San Francisco Chronicle and Los Angeles Times Best-seller
Wise, funny, and heartbreaking, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi’s memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. In powerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi tells the story of her life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah’s regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution, and the devastating effects of war with Iraq. The intelligent and outspoken only child of committed Marxists and the great-granddaughter of one of Iran’s last emperors, Marjane bears witness to a childhood uniquely entwined with the history of her country.
Persepolis paints an unforgettable portrait of daily life in Iran and of the bewildering contradictions between home life and public life. Marjane’s child’s-eye view of dethroned emperors, state-sanctioned whippings, and heroes of the revolution allows us to learn as she does the history of this fascinating country and of her own extraordinary family. Intensely personal, profoundly political, and wholly original, Persepolis is at once a story of growing up and a reminder of the human cost of war and political repression. It shows how we carry on, with laughter and tears, in the face of absurdity. And, finally, it introduces us to an irresistible little girl with whom we cannot help but fall in love.
Call 928-213-2331 to check out a copy!
Date:Friday, August 27, 2021 Show more datesTime:5:30pm - 6:30pm
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