Marjane Satrapi, a French-Iranian artist, activist, bestselling author of Persepolis, and Oscar-nominated director of its acclaimed film adaptation, has died. She was 56 years old.
According to The New York Times, the office of President Emmanuel Macron of France announced Satrapi’s death in a statement today, though no details regarding the cause or timing were provided.
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Breaking News: Marjane Satrapi, the Iranian-French author whose graphic novel series “Persepolis” illuminated the struggles of Iranians during the Islamic Revolution, died at 56. t.co/WQWxavBm5l
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 4, 2026“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,” the statement said.
Born in northern Iran in 1969, Satrapi lived through the Iran-Iraq War and the increasing restrictions placed on women and girls following the Islamic Revolution. She drew heavily from those experiences to write Persepolis, her celebrated graphic memoir series told through the eyes of a young girl named Marji. Among its most memorable scenes is one inspired by Satrapi’s own childhood, in which she and her classmates remove their veils and use them to skip rope.
Fearing their outspoken daughter would run afoul of the regime, Satrapi’s parents sent her to Austria in 1984. A decade later, she settled in France, where she was free to publish her work. The first English translation was published in 2003, with the second volume following a year later.
The books became some of the “widest-read works to explore the interior lives of modern Iranians,” the Times reported, with a reach that expanded even further in 2007 with the animated film adaptation. Co-directed by Satrapi, the film earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature.
A lifelong advocate for human rights, Satrapi remained an outspoken critic of the Iranian government. Following the 2022 death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, she spearheaded the graphic nonfiction collection, Woman, Life, Freedom, which featured artwork by Satrapi as well as other artists, journalists, and activists.
“Even basic human rights, they deny us,” she said of the Iranian government after the book was released. “You don’t have the right to dance, you don’t have the right to sing, you don’t have the right to do this, you don’t have the right to do that.”
According to CNN, the Narges Foundation, an Iranian women human rights group, described Satrapi as “a fearless advocate for feminism, women’s rights,” and as someone who “champion(ed) the struggles and resilience of Iranian women.”
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