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Marjane Satrapi, the Author of ‘Persepolis,’ Dies at 56
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Marjane Satrapi, the Author of ‘Persepolis,’ Dies at 56

NY Times · Jun 4, 2026, 12:51 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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

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