Bio
Marjane Satrapi was born in Rasht, Iran, in 1969 and grew up in Tehran during the Iranian Revolution. Raised in a politically active family, she was exposed early to conversations about justice, freedom, and resistance—experiences that would later shape her work as a writer and artist.
Satrapi moved to Europe as a teenager and later studied visual communication in Strasbourg, France. She gained international recognition with her graphic memoir Persepolis, which brought global attention to the power of graphic literature as a serious literary form. Her work has been translated into dozens of languages, adapted for film, and celebrated for expanding how personal and cultural histories can be told.
Marjane Satrapiwas born in Rasht, Iran, in 1969 and grew up in Tehran during the IranianRevolution. Raised in a politically active family, she was exposed early to conversations about justice, freedom, and resistance—experiences that would later shape her work as a writer and artist.
Satrapi moved to Europe as a teenager and later studied visual communication in Strasbourg, France. She gained international recognition with her graphic memoir Persepolis, which brought global attention to the power of graphic literature as a serious literary form. Her work has been translated into dozens of languages, adapted for film, and celebrated for expanding how personal and cultural histories can be told.
Best Sellers
Persepolis (Volume 1: The Story of a Childhood)
Embroideries
Chicken with Plums
More from Marjane Satrapi
This graphic novel presents a series of candid conversations among Iranian women gathered around tea. Through humor and honesty, the women discuss love, sex, marriage, and the realities of womanhood in Iranian society.
This graphic novel is a modern fairy tale inspired by Persian folklore. It tells the story of a merchant’s daughter whose fate unfolds through magic, longing, and tragic consequence.
A collaborative graphic novel edited by Satrapi documents the Iranian protest movement sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini. The book combines art and testimony to capture collective resistance, grief, and hope for change.
An illustrated children’s book that uses humor and imagination to explore nighttime fears. The story gently reassures young readers by turning monsters into figures with fears of their own.
This graphic novel centers on Satrapi’s great-uncle, a gifted musician who loses the will to live after the destruction of his cherished instrument. The story blends melancholy, romance, and surreal reflection over the final days of his life.
This graphic memoir chronicles Satrapi’s early life in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. The book achieved international acclaim and later adapted into an Oscar-nominated animated film.
A single-volume edition of her world-famous graphic memoir. It is her most widely read work, frequently appearing on bestseller lists and as a required text in schools and colleges.
This sequel continues Satrapi’s story as she attends high school in Vienna and struggles with identity, exile, and belonging. It follows her return to Iran and her confrontation with adulthood under a restrictive regime.