In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own.

伊朗，一个遥远而神秘的国度。长期以来人们谈起她总是将之与原教旨主义、狂热主义和恐怖主义联系在一起。作者认为事实并非如此。作者出身豪门，以当年伊朗的“伊斯兰革命”为背景，用客观的眼光叙述了国王被推翻、两伊战争等事件。伊朗的政治、历史、文化也随这个女孩的成长经历以及那黑白分明、质朴有力的有版画感的图画，走近了读者，震撼人心。出版后，先后获得法国安古兰国际漫画节年度最佳漫画奖，德国法兰克福书展最佳漫画奖，拍成动画片后，入围美国奥斯卡金像奖最佳动画长片、第33届法国电影恺撒奖最佳影片、最佳改编剧本等六大奖项提名，并获第60届戛纳国际电影节评委奖。本次将原来的四册合为一本出版。

Zohre's shoes are gone; her older brother Ali lost them. They are poor, there are no shoes for Zohre until they come up with an idea: they will share one pair of shoes. School awaits.

A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.