Persepolis is the story of Marjane Satrapi's childhood and coming of age within a large and loving family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution; of the contradictions between private life and public life in a country plagued by political upheaval; of her high school years in Vienna facing the trials of adolescence far from her family; of her homecoming -- both sweet and terrible; and, finally, of her self-imposed exile from her beloved homeland.

Contains the author's Persepolis (2003) and Persepolis 2 (2004). Persepolis was originally published in France in two volumes as Persepolis 1 and Persepolis 2 in 2000 and 2001, respectively. Persepolis 2 was originally published in France in two volumes as Persepolis 3 and Persepolis 4 in 2002 and 2003, respectively.

Persepolis: the story of a childhood --Persepolis: the story of a return. Introduction -- The veil -- The bicycle -- The water cell -- Persepolis -- The letter -- The party -- The heroes -- Moscow -- The sheep -- The trip -- The F-14s -- The jewels -- The key -- The wine -- The cigarette -- The passport -- Kim Wilde -- The Shabbat -- The dowry -- The soup -- Tyrol -- Pasta -- The pill -- The vegetable -- The horse -- Hide and seek -- The croissant -- The veil -- The return -- The joke -- Skiing -- The exam -- The makeup -- The convocation -- The socks -- The wedding -- The satellite -- The end.