Marjane Satrapi, a cartoonist and film director born in Iran, died at age 56. She was the author of the graphic novel and film 'Persepolis', which tells the story of her childhood during the 1979 Iranian Revolution. According to the SCMP, Satrapi arrived in France in 1994 and gained French nationality in 2006. Her husband, Mattias Ripa, died in April 2025. Some reports state that Satrapi died of sadness. The French presidency confirmed her death and described her works as promoting liberty and universal values. President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron said her work transformed her Iranian childhood into a universal narrative. Presstv reported that Satrapi's work was interpreted as supporting Zionism and Western imperialism. Her work was personally impactful to readers.