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

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.

La fumettista franco-iraniana aveva 56 anni: nel romanzo a fumetti aveva raccontato la sua vita durante la Rivoluzione islamica in Iran

PARIS: The Franco-Iranian artist Marjane Satrapi, who became known worldwide through the graphic novel and film “Persepolis,” has died at the age of 56, AFP learned Thursday from…

Franco-Iranian author and film director Marjane Satrapi, best known for the graphic novel and film “Persepolis”, has died aged 56, AFP learned Thursday

Marjane Satrapi became known worldwide for her critically acclaimed autobiographical graphic novel “Perspolis” - which she later directed as an animated feature. It premiered at…

Marjane Satrapi ha raggiunto la fama internazionale con il graphic novel autobiografico "Persepolis", che ha poi diretto in versione animata. Presentato a Cannes nel 2007, ha…

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.

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…

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

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

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

Marjane Satrapi, the Oscar-Nominated writer and director of 'Persepolis,' has died at 56.

French-Iranian artist, author and women’s rights activist Marjane Satrapi, the illustrator behind the graphic novel memoir “Persepolis,” has died at 56.

French-Iranian artist, author and women’s rights activist Marjane Satrapi, the illustrator behind the graphic novel memoir “Persepolis,” has died at 56.

Marjane Satrapi prägte mit ihren Werken das Bild des Irans weltweit. Nun ist die Autorin, Zeichnerin und Regisseurin im Alter von 56 Jahren gestorben.

Satrapi was “a great artist who transformed an Iranian childhood into a universal fable,” the French presidency said Thursday.

Satrapi galt als wichtige Stimme für Meinungsfreiheit und Frauenrechte. Nun ist die Autorin und Regisseurin im Alter von 56 Jahren gestorben.

The acclaimed artist was best-known for her monochrome autobiographical comic book and film “Persepolis."

Family members said the author of the landmark comic book memoir ‘died of sadness’ after the death of her husband last year

The series, which earned her worldwide acclaim, was an account of her childhood struggles with the restrictions after Iran’s 1979 Islamic revolution.