Woman, Life, Freedom

 Woman, Life, Freedom edited by Marjane Satrapi, 272 pages.

The remarkable collection of comics was put together after the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022, after she was arrested and beaten for "improperly" wearing her hijab. The book pulls together historians, journalists, and more than a dozen artists to tell a comprehensive story of not only the Woman, Life, Freedom protest movement, but the history of Iran that led to this point. 

This book was both informative and accessible. I knew fairly little about the history of Iran (and a lot of what I do know actually came from Satrapi's own graphic memoir), but I didn't have any difficulty understanding the events presented here. I was startled by this books thoroughness. I also felt that the fact that each chapter was drawn by a different artist (and therefore had a different art style) helped the reader really feel how collective the movement it depicts is. My only regret is that I didn't read this book sooner.