Funny, sad and even, dare we say it, inspiring, Satrapi's
autobiographical story sees her rebel against conservativism, love her free - thinking and tolerant family, and eventually come to terms with her identity.
Not exact matches
Though the plot description («a Jewish family with three sons falls apart after the parents» marriage falters») and setting (Washington D.C., where Foer himself grew up with two brothers) makes the novel sound
autobiographical, Foer has long used the personal as a jumping - off point for
stories that end up being completely original (
see Everything Is Illuminated).
Part of the SPILL: Festival of Performance, Robin Deacon explores the way we
see and remember through the interweaving of
autobiographical stories, fiction and old recordings.