French-Iranian Persepolis author Marjane Satrapi dies of ‘sadness’

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Marjane Satrapi, the French-Iranian author whose graphic novel Persepolis became an international bestseller, has died of what her family described as "sadness." The memoir, drawn from her childhood during Iran's Islamic Revolution and the country's war with Iraq, captivated readers worldwide with its unflinching portrait of growing up under political upheaval. Published in 2000, the work was adapted into an acclaimed 2007 animated film and established Satrapi as a singular voice documenting personal resilience amid historical trauma. Her death marks the loss of one of the most influential graphic novelists of the past two decades.