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“Here's the problem: the description of the world is always reduced to yes or no, black or white. Superficial stories. Superhero stories. One side is the good one. The other one is evil.”

Quote by Marjane Satrapi

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Marjane Satrapi

Marjane Satrapi is an Iranian-born French novelist and cartoonist, renowned for her graphic novel 'Persepolis'. Born on November 22, 1969, in Tehran, Iran, her work primarily focuses on the experiences of Iranian women and the effects of political and social transformations in Iran. more

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