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

The New York Times | June 4, 2026, 8:51 a.m. | Original
Her popular graphic novel series, published in the early 2000s, followed an Iranian girl through the Islamic Revolution and the Iran-Iraq War.
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