AI NewsFrench-Iranian author Marjane Satrapi dies at 56
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Summary
Marjane Satrapi, author of 'Persepolis', has died of 'sadness' at 56, a year after the passing of her husband Mattias Ripa, according to her entourage. She was born in 1969 in Rasht, Iran, and gained French nationality in 2006.
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The death of Marjane Satrapi is a significant loss for the literary world, as she was a renowned author and illustrator of the graphic novel and film 'Persepolis'.
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