Marjane Satrapi, creator of Persepolis, dies at 56

Her graphic novel was beloved around the world

Comic book author Marjane Satrapi passed away last week in Paris at age 56, just before conflict between Israel and her native Iran re-erupted. While her work has enjoyed enduring fame, the present conflict has made it more relevant than ever before. Satrapi’s work is unique for how it weaves her own personal story with […] The post Reading Marjane Satrapi’s comic book Persepolis during Iran war appeared first on Asia Times.

The author of “Persepolis”, an international sensation, died on June 4th, aged 56

Marjane Satrapi will be remembered for her eye-opening film Persepolis which transformed not only Westerners but also exiled Iranians’ understanding of Iran in a simple yet powerful way.

The author of the best-selling graphic memoir Persepolis, who died last week, made defiance into a lifelong project.

The graphic novelist had a remarkable gift for visual storytelling, in the phenomenon that was Persepolis and beyond. Many of us owe our careers to the space she created, says Iranian cartoonist Mana Neyestani• News: Marjane Satrapi, creator of Persepolis and acclaimed French-Iranian artist, dies aged 56On the morning of 4 June, when I heard the news of Marjane Satrapi’s death, I was stunned. I simply could not believe it. Although I had met her only a handful of times in person – despite having lived in Paris for 16 years and having contributed to her book Woman, Life, Freedom – I felt a deep connection to her work and legacy.Our collaboration on that book took place mostly through email correspondence, but I always held her in the highest regard. I admired her intelligence, her extraordinary sense of humour and, above all, her remarkable gift for visual storytelling. Continue reading...

Obituaries for Franco-Iranian artist and author of Persepolis Marjane Satrapi are pouring in from Western politicians and media following news of her death in Paris at age 56 on Thursday. Western establishments’ obituaries revealed a pattern of appreciating Satrapi for opposing Iran’s government, reflecting their ever-present instinct of Islamophobia. “Persepolis” was a bestselling graphic novel […] By The Canary

First published in 2000, Persepolis created a transformative shift in comics, memoir and political storytelling. Its Iranian–French creator has died, aged 56.

Satrapi's autobiographical novel was born from her experiences of Iran's Islamic revolution and war with Iraq.

A committed advocate to furthering free speech and women's rights in her birth country, Satrapi lost her husband, Swedish actor Mattias Ripa, in April last year, and "died of sadness", according to French media.

Satrapi created Persepolis based on her life during Iran’s revolution. The work achieved global success and film recognition.

The Iranian-French author’s graphic novel series introduced millions of readers to the struggles of ordinary Iranians during the Islamic Revolution.

The Iranian-French author’s graphic novel series introduced millions of readers to the struggles of ordinary Iranians during the Islamic Revolution.

The Iranian-French author’s graphic novel series introduced millions of readers to the struggles of ordinary Iranians during the Islamic Revolution.

Iranian-French cartoonist Marjane Satrapi, who won acclaim for her graphic novel "Persepolis" about growing up in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution, died on June 4, 2026 at age 56. In this April 20, 2008 "Sunday Morning" interview, Satrapi talked with correspondent Serena Altschul about telling her family's story, and about adapting her black-and-white book into an Oscar-nominated animated film voiced by Catherine Deneuve and Chiara Mastroianni.

One of her friends said the artist and filmmaker “died of sadness” after her husband’s death just over a year ago.

Iranian-French filmmaker and author Marjane Satrapi, whose graphic novel series and film Persepolis, introduced the Western world to the precarity of everyday life in the wake of the Islamic Revolution, died on June 3. She was fifty-six. Her death was announced by French president Emmanuel Macron. Satrapi’s family and close friends in a statement to […]

Known for her graphic novel ‘Persepolis,’ Iranian-French artist and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi has died at the age of 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 1994 and gained French nationality in 2006. An...

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.

"Her passing marks the loss of a leading figure of French culture and an artist devoted to freedom, whose work carried a universal message and earned her immense international acclaim," the French presidency said in a statement.

Iranian-French creator's career straddled comics and film

French cartoonist and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi, a prominent advocate for women's rights and author of “Persepolis,” has died at 56, the French presidency said Thursday. Satrapi is best-known for her monochrome autobiographical comic book and film “Persepolis,” a coming-of-age tale set against the Islamic Revolution in her native Iran.

Marjane Satrapi, the Iranian-French author and filmmaker whose graphic memoir "Persepolis" brought the human cost of Iran's Islamic Revolution to millions of readers around the world, died Wednesday. She was 56. A statement from close friends and family said Satrapi "died of sadness a little over a year after the death of Mattias Ripa, her husband and the love of her life."

Marjane Satrapi, the author, artist, filmmaker, and activist behind the best-selling Persepolis series, has died at the age of 58. A leader in both France and Iran, Satrapi lived and wrote at a cultural intersection. Raised in Tehran but educated

PARIS — Acclaimed Iranian-French cartoonist and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi, a prominent advocate for women's rights, has died at 56, the French presidency said Thursday. “Her passing marks the loss of a leading figure of French culture and an artist devoted to freedom, whose work carried a universal message and earned her immense international acclaim,” the French presidency said in a statement. President Emmanuel Macron and his wife “pay tribute to a remarkable artist who transformed an Iranian childhood into a universal fable,” the statement said. News broadcaster BFM TV and other French media reported Satrapi has “died of sadness” a little over a year after the death of her husband, Swedish film producer and actor Mattias Ripa, according to a statement from people close to the artist. The French Academy of Fine Arts, of which she was a member, expressed its deep sadness in a social media statement, paying tribute to “a passionate advocate for cinema and film education” who earlier this year created a foundation to help international students come to Paris to study fil

Acclaimed Iranian-French cartoonist and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi, a prominent advocate for women’s rights, has died at 56, the French presidency said Thursday. The post Iranian-French Cartoonist and Filmmaker Marjane Satrapi Dies at 56 appeared first on Breitbart.

Her popular graphic novel series, published in the early 2000s, followed an Iranian girl through the Islamic Revolution and the Iran-Iraq War.

Her coming-of-age tale set against the Islamic Revolution in her native Iran won several awards

President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron “pay tribute to a remarkable artist who transformed an Iranian childhood into a universal fable,” a statement said.

Family members said the author of the landmark comic book memoir ‘died of sadness’ after the death of her husband last yearMarjane Satrapi, the French-Iranian artist, film-maker and graphic novelist whose acclaimed memoir Persepolis helped reshape international perceptions of Iran, has died at the age of 56.In a statement provided to French news agency AFP, relatives said she had “died of sadness” after the death of her husband, the Swedish producer Mattias Ripa. Continue reading...

She died just over a year after the passing of her husband

Acclaimed Iranian-French cartoonist and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi, a prominent advocate for women's rights, has died at 56, the French presidency said Thursday.

The French-Iranian author and illustrator was known for her graphic novel series and Oscar-nominated film.

Last year, Marjane Satrapi refused the French Legion d'Honneur award over the country's “hypocrisy” in its dealings with Iran, citing French visa policies that prevented dissidents from leaving Iran for the European country.

An outspoken critic of Iran’s theocratic government, Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis recounts her childhood in Tehran under the restrictions imposed by Iran’s Islamic leadership after the 1979 revolution.

Marjane Satrapi, the French-Iranian author and illustrator behind the popular graphic novel series and film “Persopolis,” has died, the French presidency said Thursday.

Satrapi's biographical animated feature, about growing up in Iran after the revolution, was nominated for an Oscar, making her the first-ever woman nominated in that category.

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 sadness a little over a year after the death of Mattias Ripa, her husband and the love of her life,” said a statement “from close friends and family” sent […]

Franco-Iranian author and film director Marjane Satrapi, best known for the graphic novel and film Persepolis, has died aged 56.

The Iranian-born author of the acclaimed graphic novel and film offered a deeply personal account of Iran's Islamic Revolution.

Franco-Iranian author and film director Marjane Satrapi, best known for the graphic novel and film 'Persepolis,' has died aged 56, Agence France-Presse (AFP) learned Thursday from...

Iranian cartoonist Marjane Satrapi, creator of 'Persopolis', dies aged 56 The Iranian-French artist and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi has died aged 56, according to a statement by her family and friends sent to French media outlets. Satrapi was known for her graphic novel Persopolis, which charts the life of a girl being raised in Iran after the Islamic Revolution of 1979. The semi-autobiographical novel was later turned into an animated film, helmed by Satrapi herself, which was premiered at Cannes in 2007. Satrapi and her creative partner Vincent Paronnaud earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature for their work on the film. “Marjane Satrapi died of sadness a little over a year after the death of Mattias Ripa, her husband and the love of her life," a statement published by friends and family of the cartoonist said. Read more: Iranian cartoonist Marjane Satrapi, creator of 'Persopolis', dies aged 56 Satrapi pictured in 2007 while promoting her film Persepolis in Cannes (File/AFP)  

Iranian cartoonist Marjane Satrapi, creator of 'Persopolis', dies aged 56 Submitted by MEE on Thu, 06/04/2026 - 10:20 Born in Iran, the artist moved to France in her youth due to censorship in her homeland Satrapi pictured in 2007 while promoting her film Persepolis in Cannes (File/AFP) Off The Iranian-French artist and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi has died aged 56, according to a statement by her family and friends sent to French media outlets. Satrapi was known for her graphic novel Persopolis, which charts the life of a girl being raised in Iran after the Islamic Revolution of 1979. The semi-autobiographical novel was later turned into an animated film, helmed by Satrapi herself, which was premiered at Cannes in 2007. Satrapi and her creative partner Vincent Paronnaud earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature for their work on the film. “Marjane Satrapi died of sadness a little over a year after the death of Mattias Ripa, her husband and the love of her life," a statement published by friends and family of the cartoonist said. Ripa, a Swedish national, died in April 2025, aged 53. A critic of the Iranian government, the artist backed the "Woman, Life, Freedom" mass protests that followed the death of an Iranian woman, Mahsa Amini, in police custody in 2022, and published a collection of graphic novel style essays under the same title about the movement. We are deeply saddened by the passing of Marjane Satrapi, the acclaimed Franco-Iranian artist, filmmaker, and author of the internationally celebrated graphic novel Persepolis who died at the age of 56. Marjane Satrapi was a fearless voice for feminism, human rights, and… pic.twitter.com/qKPcQv3uIM — Narges Mohammadi | نرگس محمدی (@nargesfnd) June 4, 2026 Satrapi became a French citizen in 2006 and was critical of the country's purported dual approach to the Iranian government. In 2025, she turned down the Legion d'Honneur, the country's most prestigious award, over the French government's "hypocrisy" in allowing Iranian government-linked figures to enter the country while denying visas to critics of the Islamic Republic. Culture News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

Her graphic novel series, published in English in 2003, followed an Iranian girl through the Islamic revolution and the Iran-Iraq War. The work humanized Iranians for millions.

Franco-Iranian author and film director Marjane Satrapi, best known for the graphic novel and film "Persepolis", has died aged 56, AFP learned Thursday from a member of her close circle."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 sent to AFP.Ripa, a Swedish producer, actor and screenwriter, died on April 8 last year. Satrapi, an outspoken critic of Iran's theocratic government, arrived in France in 1994 and gained French nationality in 2006.

Iranian French artist, animator and director Marjane Satrapi, best known internationally for her 2007 biographical animated feature Persepolis and Rosamund Pike-starring film Radioactive, has died. She was 56. “Marjane Satrapi died of sadness a little over a year after the death of Mattias Ripa, her husband and the love of her life,”  a statement from […]

French-Iranian author and illustrator Marjane Satrapi, best known for the book and film “Persopolis”, has died of "sadness", members in her close entourage said Thursday. She was 56.

French-Iranian novelist, cartoonist and film director Marjane Satrapi has died, her family said on Thursday. She was 56.