When the iranian revolution took place in 1979 they were oppressed by the muslim fundamentalists who took power.

Mother marjane satrapi parents background. Secondly a conscious attempt has been made not to assume anything but at times when understanding falls short personal interpretations may have accidentally been given as to what occurred. Her father was an engineer and her mother a clothing designer. It is helpful to note first that marjane s mother s name is taji. Marjane satrapi s mother s name is unknown at this time and her father s name is under review.

Born in 1969 in rasht iran satrapi grew up in iran s capital tehran. Like many famous people and celebrities marjane satrapi keeps her personal life private. Iran s islamic revolution against the shah the country s monarch took place in 1979 the year satrapi turned ten and her child s eye view of the changes in her country later became a focus of her first book. After the iranian revolution of 1979 her family s western way of life drew the attention of iranian authorities and by 1984 her parents had decided to send her to austria to attend school.

Satrapi s family background past her parent s perspective and her own life experiences in foreign countries have caused her to grow and evolved throughout the years. Satrapi s family background is very rich in history and in wealth. And her grandmother s name is not known. Her father s name is ebi.

We will continue to update information on marjane satrapi s parents. Marjane satrapi was born on november 22 1969 in a middle class family in rascht iran. She raised marjane to think for herself and be independent which leads her and her husband marjane s father to send marjane to school in vienna. Marjane s mother is a kind sensible and liberal iranian woman.

She returned to iran after graduating high school where she attended university. At 21 satrapi married an iranian man but the marriage lasted only three years. The ancestry that satrapi knew and understood gave her a response of support for the 1979 revolution. She grew up in tehrān where she attended the lycée français.

Her parents taji and ebi satrapi were both politically active iranians involved in marxist causes and were opposed to the last shah s monarchy. Though many characters in persepolis appear and then disappear marjane s parents are constants in the graphic novel the two people who most affect marjane and whose cues and beliefs marjane follows or alternately disregards over the course of her growing up. Satrapi was the only child of westernized parents. She received her diploma and then received a masters degree in visual communication.

She was an only child of secular marxist parents. Educated politically active and modern and accepting of western culture marjane s parents represent for her an ideal mode of living. Both her parents were politically active and supported marxist causes against the monarchy of the last shah.

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