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Marjane Satrapi’s masterpiece Persepolis transformed the world’s understanding of Iran
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Marjane Satrapi, the Iranian-French author and filmmaker behind the memoir and graphic novel Persepolis, has died at age 56; her work is celebrated for changing global perceptions of Iran through its portrayal of her childhood during the Iranian Revolution.
Marjane Satrapi’s masterpiece Persepolis transformed the world’s understanding of Iran
Marjane Satrapi, best known for her memoir and film Persepolis, has died, aged 56. The death of this much loved Iranian–French artist, graphic novelist, film-maker and activist has been met with widespread celebration of her life – and its dedication to resistance, freedom and humanity. French president Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to “a great artist who transformed an Iranian childhood into a universal fable”.
Satrapi was born in Rasht (like my own mother) in 1969, then raised in Tehran. She ca
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