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Published Jun 4, 2026, 8:49 AM EDT
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Marjane Satrapi, the award-winning writer and artist best known for her graphic novel memoir, Persepolis, which she later adapted into an Academy Award-nominated animated film, has passed away at the age of 56.
In a statement sent to France’s AFP newswire by “from close friends and family” announcing her death, “Marjane Satrapi died of sadness a little over a year after the death of Mattias Ripa, her husband and the love of her life." Ripa died in April of last year.
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