{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"BookDragon","provider_url":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon","author_name":"Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center","author_url":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/author\/riemert\/","title":"Author Interview: Marjane Satrapi [in Bloomsbury Review] - BookDragon","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"CSWT70EAda\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/author-interview-marjane-satrapi\/\">Author Interview: Marjane Satrapi [in Bloomsbury Review]<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/author-interview-marjane-satrapi\/embed\/#?secret=CSWT70EAda\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Author Interview: Marjane Satrapi [in Bloomsbury Review]&#8221; &#8212; BookDragon\" data-secret=\"CSWT70EAda\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2007\/05\/Marjane-Satrapi.jpg","thumbnail_width":330,"thumbnail_height":501,"description":"Marjane Satrapi on the \"Axis of Evil,\" Cheese, and Exploring Family History  Marjane Satrapi changed my reading life. Before\u00a0I picked up Persepolis, her fabulous autobiographical\u00a0debut about growing up in Iran during\u00a0the Islamic Revolution, I had little clue\u00a0what graphic novels were. Sure, I had seen some of the\u00a0manga books filled with too-cute, overly round-eyed\u00a0characters, but I was convinced those were just for\u00a0kids. I hadn\u2019t moved beyond the image of Marvel\u00a0comics \u2013\u00a0Superman, Spiderman, Archie and Veronica \u2013\u00a0and that was the extent of my knowledge.  When Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood first\u00a0appeared stateside in April 2003, it was already a major\u00a0bestseller in France, where it was originally published \u2013\u00a0which is also where Satrapi has lived for the last 13\u00a0years. Satrapi\u2019s deceptively simple black-and-white\u00a0images, paired with her candid dialogue bubbles, speak\u00a0volumes. Her stark comics depict her life as an outspoken\u00a0young girl living a bewildered existence in Tehran\u00a0amidst political and social turmoil, protected by her nurturing,\u00a0liberal parents. The great-granddaughter of a\u00a0Persian emperor, Satrapi recalls her temporary stint as a 6-year-old prophet for a god who happens to resemble\u00a0Karl Marx, and remembers her beloved uncle who was\u00a0murdered by the \u201cauthorities.\u201d \u00a0...[click here for more]  Author interview: The Bloomsbury Review, May\/June 2007  Readers: Young Adult, Adult  Published: 2003, 2005 (United States)"}