Marjane Satrapi

Marjane Satrapi is an Iranianborn French citizen, graphic novelist, cartoonist, illustrator, film director, and childrens book author.

Satrapi was born in Rasht, Iran, and grew up in Tehran in a middleclass Iranian family. Her parents were both politically active and supported Marxist causes against the monarchy of the last Shah. When the Iranian Revolution took place in 1979, they were dismayed and intimidated by the Muslim fundamentalists who took power.

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