You are putting yourself in serious danger...' I think tha… - Marjane Satrapi

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You are putting yourself in serious danger...'

I think that I preferred to put myself in serious danger rather than confront my shame. My shame at not having become someone, the shame of not having made my parents proud after all the sacrifices they had made for me. The shame of having become a mediocre nihilist.

Marjane Satrapi

Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return · August 2, 2005 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

young_adult humor memoir

English

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Marjane Satrapi (born November 22, 1969) is an Iranian-born French graphic novelist, cartoonist, illustrator, film director and children's book author.

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Native Name: مرجان ساتراپی

Alternative Names: Marjane Ebrahimi

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