Marjane Satrapi, Author of 'Persepolis,' Dies at 56
Marjane Satrapi, the Franco-Iranian artist best known for her acclaimed graphic novel 'Persepolis,' has died at age 56, according to her family statement to AFP. Satrapi's work became a landmark in graphic novel literature, introducing Western audiences to Iran's political and social context through her autobiographical account of growing up during and after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Her death comes approximately one year after the death of her husband, Swedish producer Mattias Ripa, whom she described as 'the love of her life.'
Marjane Satrapi, the Franco-Iranian graphic novelist and filmmaker, has died at 56, her family confirmed to news agency AFP. Born in Rasht, Iran in 1969, Satrapi grew up in Tehran during the 1979 Islamic Revolution and was sent to Vienna at age 14 by her parents due to safety concerns as she resisted the regime's social restrictions. Her seminal work 'Persepolis,' first published as a French series beginning in 2000 and later translated into over 30 languages, became a landmark achievement in graphic novel literature, combining bold black-and-white imagery with autobiographical storytelling about her experiences in revolutionary Iran and exile in Europe. Beyond her graphic novels—which also include 'Embroideries,' 'Chicken with Plums,' and the 2024 collaborative work 'Woman, Life, Freedom'—Satrapi was an accomplished filmmaker, co-directing an animated adaptation of 'Persepolis' that won the Jury Prize at Cannes in 2007 and received an Academy Award nomination. Her death occurred approximately one year after the April 2025 death of her husband, Mattias Ripa, a Swedish producer, actor and screenwriter; in response, Satrapi founded the Mattias and Marjane Ripa-Satrapi Cinema Foundation to support foreign students studying filmmaking in Paris.
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