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‘Persepolis’ Author Dies at 56

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June 4, 2026 · 2:21 PM

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Benoit Tessier / Reuters Persepolis author Marjane Satrapi has died at the age of 56. The Iranian-French author’s cause of death has not been made public. “Her passing marks the loss of a leading figure in French culture and a freedom-loving artist whose work carried a universal message and earned her immense international acclaim,” French President Emmanuel Macron’s office said Thursday. Satrapi was born in Iran, later leaving for Austria at 14 to study before moving to France, where she wrote