The Acclaimed Artist and Filmmaker Is Best-known for Her Autobiographical Comic Book and Film 'Persepolis,' a Coming-of-age Tale Set Against the Islamic Revolution in Her Native Iran

French-Iranian author and illustartor Marjane Satrapi, best known for the book and film “Persopolis”, has died, her family said on Thursday. She was 56.

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…

Born in Iran, the artist moved to France in her youth due to censorship in her homeland

She was best known for her acclaimed graphic memoir Persepolis