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

Corroborated by 2 sources from 2 publishers

globalculture2d ago

TL;DR

Reports differ across sources; according to aljazeera.com, marjane Satrapi, the author of ‘Persepolis,’ dies at 56 Marjane Satrapi, the author of ‘Persepolis,’ dies at 56 Iranian-French artist and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi has died at the age of 56.

Sources

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The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/world/europe/marjane-satrapi-persepolis-death.html

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The New York Times (World)

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/world/europe/marjane-satrapi-dead.html

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Al Jazeera

https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/6/4/marjane-satrapi-the-author-of-persepolis-dies-at-56?traffic_source=rss

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The New York Times (World)

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/world/middleeast/marjane-satrapi-dead.html