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

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