Persepolis

I came across quite a nice edition of the Engligh translation of Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis last month, with all four of the original French volumes combined into one. The author-artist is a schoolgirl in 1979 when history turns culture upside down. I found myself thinking of The Unbearable Lightness of Being fast-forwarded to Iran, with updated enemies and really outstanding comic-book drawing. Once through, though, it had no staying power, and I passed the book on to another beachgoer. I haven't seen the movie; I suspect that I might really like it.