Marjane Satrapi dies at 56, after years as a groundbreaking Iranian-French graphic novelist and filmmaker. Born 1969 in Iran; famed for Persepolis.
Franco-Iranian artist Marjane Satrapi, famed for Persepolis, has died at age 56 after a period of personal loss. Tributes have poured in from across France and beyond, with Macron calling her a “great artist” who transformed her Iranian childhood into a universal tale.