French-Iranian writer and director, Marjane Satrapi. (Credit: Joel Saget/AFP)
"Marjane Satrapi died of grief a little more than a year after the death of Mattias Ripa, her husband and the love of her life," her circle said in a statement sent Thursday to Agence France-Presse.Her death at 56 marks the end of an extraordinary journey: that of an artist who spent her life fighting caricatures, simplifications, and imposed narratives.People will remember her as the author of Persepolis (L’Association publishing). They will recall that she was the first Iranian woman cartoonist to reach a global audience. They will mention the millions of copies sold, the translations into numerous languages, the Cannes Jury Prize awarded to the film adaptation in 2007, the international accolades (Chicken with Plums, published in 2005, won the Angoulême award for best album), the exhibitions, films, and political positions...
"Marjane Satrapi died of grief a little more than a year after the death of Mattias Ripa, her husband and the love of her life," her circle said in a statement sent Thursday to Agence France-Presse.Her death at 56 marks the end of an extraordinary journey: that of an artist who spent her life fighting caricatures, simplifications, and imposed narratives.People will remember her as the author of Persepolis (L’Association publishing). They will recall that she was the first Iranian woman cartoonist to reach a global audience. They will mention the millions of copies sold, the translations into numerous languages, the Cannes Jury Prize awarded to the film adaptation in 2007, the international accolades (Chicken with Plums, published in 2005, won the Angoulême award for best album), the exhibitions, films, and political...
