The interviewees in this book were teenagers during the Green Movement in 2009 (often referred to as the Persian Spring in western media), and their experiences color their current opinions significantly. Iranian Love Stories runs the gamut of opinions as expressed by its subjects, and it’s a nuanced and stunning look at how they view their own identities and authority, both familial and governmental. Deuxard use a pseudonym in order to protect the identities of their interview subjects, who put themselves and their families at risk by even agreeing to speak for the book. It collects a series of interviews with Iranian people between 20-30 years of age speaking on love, freedom, and politics (both in Iran and outside of it). The French graphic novel is written by a pair of journalists working under the pseudonym Jane Deuxard, with art by Deloupy. The Mary Sue Books Editor Alyssa Shotwell has written about Iranian Love Stories multiple times this year, and for good reason.
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