Marjane Satrapi attends the La Bande Des Jotas Photocall during the 7th Rome Film Festival on Nov. 16, 2012 in Rome. Ernesto S. Ruscio/Getty Images
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Marjane Satrapi, author of the acclaimed graphic novel Persepolis and a leading champion for women’s rights in Iran, died on Thursday. She was 56.
The office of the French presidency confirmed her death in a statement, highlighting the universal message of freedom her work carried.
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