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Oscar-nominated Persepolis author Marjane Satrapi dies aged 56
Persepolis, first published in 2000, follows the story of young Marjane growing up during and after the Iranian Revolution, also known as the Islamic Revolution. Eight years later, the film adaptation was nominated for best animated feature at the Oscars, having been co-directed by Satrapi.
News agency AFP quoted a "member of her close circle" as saying she had "died of sadness a little over a year after the death of Mattias Ripa, her husband and the love of her life".
France President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to "a great artist who transformed an Iranian childhood into a universal fable".
The palace added: "With her childlike perspective, her irony, her tenderness, and her inner demons, the author created a deeply moving world with which readers identified."
News agency AFP quoted a "member of her close circle" as saying she had "died of sadness a little over a year after the death of Mattias Ripa, her husband and the love of her life".
France President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to "a great artist who transformed an Iranian childhood into a universal fable".
The palace added: "With her childlike perspective, her irony, her tenderness, and her inner demons, the author created a deeply moving world with which readers identified."
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