Marjane Satrapi

Satrapi is an amazing woman, charming and speaks her truth freely.

Finally an intellectual event in DC that allows for humor and internationalism. Far away from DC Beltway politics, Satrapi and Nafisi educate their audience on Iran and human rights. No call for destruction here of a country and its people, but a recognizance of a ancient culture and what it has been enduring in terms of oppression since 1979... Satrapi is sort of a female version of Bill Maher, and I was collapsed with laughter. Her political uncorrectness shoots left and right, she takes no prisoneers! Wonderful! I'd make her graphic novel, Persepolis, required reading for World History in all HIgh schools.

It was grand and amazing! Please have her come again to DC in any format, discussion, Q&A, etc......

This is the second time I've seen Marjane Satrapi speak; this time I invited my parents, suspecting they'd enjoy hearing her as much as I did (they did). She's a delight to listen to -- she tosses out witticisms and opinions in a refreshingly unselfconscious way. She's unreserved about her ideals but is also down-to-earth. When one audience member asked her about being a representative for the experiences of immigrants and people displaced by war, she quipped that she hardly liked to be responsible for herself and so she couldn't be responsible for representing thousands of people. Azar Nafisi acted as interviewer, but of course is a remarkable author and woman in her own right. Speaking with grace, warmth, and evident affection for Marjane Satrapi's work, she did a great job of keeping the conversation moving, and also took part in answering audience questions at the end.

I loved it. The events was much better than i expected.