Persepolis started life as a pair of graphic novels written, illustrated, and lived by the 38-year-old Satrapi. The books dealt with her childhood in Tehran, the overthrow of the Shah, living ...

and Persepolis 2 (Pantheon, 2004). Embroideries was published in April 2005 by Pantheon. Asia Society's interview with Marjane Satrapi was conducted by phone, with Satrapi in Paris. How did you come ...

French-Iranian author and illustrator Marjane Satrapi, best known for the book and film "Persopolis", has refused the French legion d'honneur over the country's "hypocrisy" in its dealings with Iran.

Marjane Satrapi arrived in France in 1994 and gained French nationality in 2006. In July, she was awarded the Legion of Honour, France's highest order of merit, but the graphic novel author and ...

PARIS – French-Iranian author and illustrator Marjane Satrapi, best known for the graphic novels Persepolis (2000 to 2003) and the 2007 film adaptation, has refused France’s Legion d’Honneur ...

Satrapi—known best for her graphic novel Persepolis—debuted the finished tapestry at the Mobilier National, a public organization that preserves France’s state furniture and textile ...

Satrapi became globally famous with her graphic novel Persepolis, in which she describes her childhood and youth in Tehran and Vienna. It was adapted into a film. - dpa ...

French-Iranian graphic novelist, cartoonist, illustrator and film director Marjane Satrapi poses during a photo session in Paris on November 1, 2022. JOEL SAGET / AFP French-Iranian author and ...

French-Iranian artist Marjane Satrapi, best known for her graphic novel and film "Persepolis", announced on Monday that she refused the French Legion of Honour due to what she described as France's ...

French-Iranian author and illustrator Marjane Satrapi, best known for the book and film “Persepolis,” has refused the French legion d’honneur over the country’s “hypocrisy” in its ...

French-Iranian author and illustrator Marjane Satrapi, best known for the book and film "Persopolis", has refused the French legion d'honneur over the country's "hypocrisy" in its dealings with Iran.