#perspolis

[parsabad]

Persepolis/ Fars/ Iran

Photography: Amirhossein murmoieni

[luminalunii97]

My lovely friend and mutual @chandrayee asked if I'd read this comic and I had to check it out. I was not disappointed. I'm kind of embarrassed I haven't read it before. The book is called Persepolis and it has two volumes. The first one focuses mainly on the Islamic Revolution of 1979 and the 8-year-long war with Iraq. The story is told through the eyes of a child who grows up as the story moves forward. It could be considered a memoir since it is based on the actual childhood experiences of the writer, Marjane Satrapi.

The comic is not a history book, but it reflects the beliefs and opinions of people at that time. The book is valuable in addressing some of the most important instances of Iran's recent history. Since it is written based on the writer's real-life experience, the sentiments are sometimes not universal but based on personal opinion.

I like to put comments on every page of it. My parents were also very young when the revolution and war happened. Many of the things in the comic were stories I grow up hearing from my parents, especially the war stories.

So if you're curious to know more about pre and post Islamic Republic Iran from someone's point of view who lived through it, I recommend you give these books a go. Below are some sample pages.

[anise-artland]

Studying zoomorphic in ancient architecture .

[therecanonlybeonetrashman]

[un-paso-lejos]

[lutnistas]

The Naqsh-e Rustam Necropolis by Persepolis ( Iran ) 

[invitationtoiran-blog]

Great Persepolis!!! . A lamassu (Cuneiform: 𒀭𒆗, AN.KAL; Sumerian: dlammař; Akkadian: lamassu; sometimes called a lamassus) is an Assyrian protective deity, often depicted as having a human's head, a body of an ox or a lion, and bird's wings. In some writings, it is portrayed to represent a female deity. A less frequently used name is shedu (Cuneiform: 𒀭𒆘, AN.KAL×BAD; Sumerian: dalad; Akkadian, šēdu; Hebrew: שד) which refers to the male counterpart of a lamassu. The Lammasu or Lumasi represent the zodiacs, parent-stars or constellations

[parsabad]

PERSPOLIS/ Iran

Photographer: amir sadeghian