Marjane Satrapi

Marie Ostby (Connecticut College)

Ed. by Laetitia Nanquette, University of New South Wales
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 7.1.1: Iranian/ Persian Writing and Culture.
Vol. editors: Laetitia Nanquette (University of New South Wales)

Dates

Born 22 Nov 1969

Places

Born in Iran
Active in France

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Satrapi's Works

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Marjane Satrapi is an Iranian-French graphic novelist, visual artist, and filmmaker. She is best known for her graphic memoir

Persepolis

, originally published in four volumes by the French publisher L’Association between 2000 and 2003. She has also authored other graphic novels and illustrated children’s books. In recent years, she has become equally well-known for her work as a filmmaker and director, starting with the film version of

Persepolis

(released in 2007 and co-created with Vincent Paronnaud). She is a well-known dissident figure in the Iranian diaspora, speaking out on political topics from Jacques Chirac’s headscarf ban in 2004 to the re-election of Mahmoud Ahmedinejad in Iran in 2009.

Satrapi was born on November 22, 1969 in Rasht, a city on the Iranian border with the

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Citation: Ostby, Marie . "Marjane Satrapi". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 07 July 2017 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=13833, accessed 27 November 2024.]