Franco-Iranian author and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi, best known for her acclaimed graphic novel and film Persepolis, has died. Satrapi, who introduced millions of readers to the struggles of ordinary ...

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Her family told the Agence France-Presse that the activist died "from sadness" following the death of her husband last year Marjane Satrapi, the author best known for the acclaimed graphic novel ...

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Marjane Satrapi, the cartoonist responsible for the acclaimed Persepolis graphic novels, has died at age 56. A statement "from close friends and family" was provided to France's AFP newswire, which ...

France-based Iranian artist, animator and director Marjane Satrapi, best known for her Oscar-nominated 2007 biographical animated feature “Persepolis,” has died. She was 56. “Marjane Satrapi died of ...

Paris (France) (AFP) – 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 ...

Marjane Satrapi, author of the acclaimed graphic novel Persepolis and a leading champion for women's rights in Iran, died on Thursday. She was 56. The office of the French presidency confirmed her ...