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Marjane Satrapi

Marjane Satrapi (Rasht, Iran, 1969 - Paris, 2026) was an Iranian and French comics author and film director. She grew up in Tehran in the years of the Islamic Revolution, finished secondary school in Vienna and settled in France in the 1990s, where she began to tell her memories of Iran in comics. She is best known for Persepolis, her autobiography in comic form, which she herself adapted into an animated film.

Where to start with Marjane Satrapi

Their books on Pecia, in the order we'd read them.

  1. Persépolisabout 9 hoursHer central work and the best way in: her childhood in Tehran after the revolution and her teenage years in Europe.
  2. Bordadosabout 3 hoursA comic that returns to her family in Tehran: an afternoon of tea where the women speak openly.
  3. Mujer Vida LibertadA collective work she coordinated after Mahsa Amini's death; it links the story of Persepolis with Iran in 2022.

Marjane Satrapi's books, second-hand

3 books with used copies for sale. Prices from 6 October 2026.

BordadosMarjane Satrapi★ 3.4from €16.06 −10%
PersépolisMarjane Satrapi★ 4.3from €29.47 Mujer Vida LibertadMarjane Satrapifrom €44.58

What critics say

Persepolis was a great critical and popular success: The Guardian and The New York Times both placed it among the hundred best books of the 21st century, and its animated version won a jury prize at Cannes and an Oscar nomination. It also drew controversy: in 2013 Chicago schools were ordered to remove it from classrooms for its language and violence, which led to protests.

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