Persepolis 2.0
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Persepolis 2.0 is a 2009 online graphic novel
created by Iranian
-born artists Payman and Sina whose main subjects are the recent re-elections of conservative Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the social turmoil that followed it. The novel uses previously published graphic material by Marjane Satrapi
and is ten pages long.
In an interview with Agence France-Presse
, the pseudonymous authors said, "Marjane’s images describe events from 30 years ago yet they mirror the postelection events so well."
Graphic novel
A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
created by Iranian
Iranian peoples
The Iranian peoples are an Indo-European ethnic-linguistic group, consisting of the speakers of Iranian languages, a major branch of the Indo-European language family, as such forming a branch of Indo-European-speaking peoples...
-born artists Payman and Sina whose main subjects are the recent re-elections of conservative Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the social turmoil that followed it. The novel uses previously published graphic material by Marjane Satrapi
Marjane Satrapi
Marjane Satrapi is an Iranian-born French contemporary graphic novelist, illustrator, animated film director, and children's book author...
and is ten pages long.
In an interview with Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse is a French news agency, the oldest one in the world, and one of the three largest with Associated Press and Reuters. It is also the largest French news agency. Currently, its CEO is Emmanuel Hoog and its news director Philippe Massonnet...
, the pseudonymous authors said, "Marjane’s images describe events from 30 years ago yet they mirror the postelection events so well."
See also
- International reaction to the 2009 Iranian presidential electionInternational reaction to the 2009 Iranian presidential electionReactions to the election varied across the world. Most Western countries expressed concern, while most countries in Latin America, Asia, and Africa that expressed any opinion congratulated Ahmadenijad for his victory...
- 2009 Iranian election protests2009 Iranian election protestsProtests following the 2009 Iranian presidential election against the disputed victory of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and in support of opposition candidates Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi occurred in major cities in Iran and around the world starting June 13, 2009...
- Persepolis
Official website
- Spread Persepolis -
http://spreadpersepolis.com seems to have been replaced with some random Iran leaflets in German - Alternative link for the original PDF