The Guardian, The New York Times, Le Monde, and numerous international outlets report that Marjane Satrapi, the French-Iranian graphic novelist, filmmaker, and author of the acclaimed autobiographical work *Persepolis*, has died at the age of 56 [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]. Her death was confirmed on 4 June 2026.
Marjane Satrapi, the French-Iranian artist best known for her graphic novel *Persepolis* and its subsequent film adaptation, has died at the age of 56, according to multiple international outlets including The Guardian, The New York Times, Le Monde, and the BBC [5, 6, 8, 11, 16, 21, 23]. Her death was reported on 4 June 2026 [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11].
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