Als Teenager schickten ihre Eltern sie allein nach Wien: Marjane Satrapi kehrte nach Iran zurück und schuf mit «Persepolis» ein Monument des politischen Comics. Nun ist sie 56-jährig gestorben.

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.

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