Marjane Satrapi, 'Persepolis' Author, Dies at 56
Tributes praised her as a leading voice for women’s rights and freedom, and her graphic novel Persepolis sold millions of copies worldwide.
- On Thursday, Marjane Satrapi, the author of "Persepolis," died at 56. The French-Iranian writer gained international renown for her stark black-and-white memoir chronicling her childhood during the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
- Born in Rasht in 1969, Satrapi rose to prominence as a writer and filmmaker, directing films including "Chicken with Plums," "The Voices," and "Radioactive," a 2019 biopic about scientist Marie Curie.
- Satrapi died of sadness just over a year after her husband Mattias Ripa died last May; they had spent 31 years together, with family members confirming via the French newswire AFP.
- French President Emmanuel Macron's office paid tribute on Thursday, calling Satrapi "a figure of French culture" and "an artist enamored of freedom" whose work carried a universal message.
- Known as a vocal advocate for freedom, Satrapi refused France's Legion of Honour in 2025, citing the country's "hypocritical attitude" toward Iran while supporting dissidents facing visa difficulties.
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Marjane Satrapi, "Persepolis" Author and Human Rights Fighter, Dies at 56
Marjane Satrapi, the Iranian-French artist, director, and author of the graphic novel Persepolis, has died at 56. The office of French President Emmanuel Macron announced Satrapi’s passing on Thursday, June 4. No further information about the cause, place, or exact time of her death was provided. In a statement to France’s AFP newswire, an unnamed member of Satrapi’s close circle said that the artist “died of sadness” after her husband’s death j…
‘Persepolis’ author Marjane Satrapi dies ‘of sadness’ aged 56
Franco-Iranian author and film director Marjane Satrapi, renowned for her graphic novel and film Persepolis, has died aged 56, a year after the passing of “the love of her life”, a member of her close circle said on Thursday. “Marjane Satrapi died of sadness a little over a year after the death of Mattias Ripa, her husband and the love of her life,” they said in a statement. Born in 1969 in Rasht in northern Iran, Satrapi arrived in France in 19…
'Persepolis' Creator Marjane Satrapi Dies at 56 in Paris
World · Art & Culture Key Facts —The loss: Marjane Satrapi, the French-Iranian graphic novelist and filmmaker behind Persepolis, has died at 56. —The announcement: Her death was confirmed by her family in a statement to the AFP news agency and acknowledged by French President Emmanuel Macron. —The context: Relatives said she died of sadness […] The post ‘Persepolis’ Creator Marjane Satrapi Dies at 56 in Paris appeared first on The Rio Times.
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