Key facts
- Marjane Satrapi, author of 'Persepolis,' has died at age 56.
- Her death was announced by the French presidency.
- Satrapi died 'of sadness' over a year after her husband's death.
- She was born in Iran in 1969 and moved to France in 1994.
Marjane Satrapi, the acclaimed French-Iranian author and illustrator, best known for her graphic novel series and film 'Persepolis,' has died at the age of 56. Her death was announced by the French presidency on Thursday. A member of her close circle stated that Satrapi died of sadness a little over a year after the death of her husband, Mattias Ripa. Born in 1969 in Rasht, Iran, Satrapi moved to France in 1994 and became a French national in 2006. Her work, 'Persepolis,' detailed her childhood in Iran during the Islamic Revolution and her experiences in Europe. The film adaptation of her graphic novel received an Academy Award nomination.