Persepolis

From inside front cover: The story of Satrapi's unforgettable childhood and coming of age within a ... loving family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution; of the contradictions between private and public life in a coutnry plagued by political upheaval; of her high school years in Vienna facing the trails of adolescence far from her family; of her homecoming -- both sweet and terrible; and, finally, of her self-imposed exile from her beloved homeland.

Documented challenge/ban history: Graphic violence, torture depiction — Read about this book on Wikipedia · News-reported (Chicago Public Schools, 2013)

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