Growing Up in Iran

Last Christmas, Liz's dad got her some really cool graphic novels, Persepolis and Persepolis 2. Instead of the usual super hero or fairy tale themed action that Liz and Valerie tend to enjoy, Persepolis is a more dramatic account of what it's like growing up in war-torn Iran. Translated from Persian, Marjane Satrapi's autobiographical tale deals with bombings, curfews, censorship and covering one's hair--things those of us in the west don't really have to worry about--but it is still a beautiful coming of age story that we can all identify with. Valerie was so moved by the first novel that she's not sure she's emotionally prepared for the second.

Maybe Val won't have to read it because the animated film version is now in production. Luckily, Marjane Satrapi is co-directing it so it maintains her style of art. Some cool people are doing the voices, including the great Catherine Deneuve. Check out some awesome pics here.

Liz and Val are pretty excited about this and hope it's as awesome as the novel. (At least it should be better than the Fantastic Four sequel...)