When I watched Persepolis in 2007, during my PhD in Italy, it felt as if someone had crawled inside my mind, read its deepest memories, griefs & longings, & put them on screen. Nothing about Iran has resonated w me like that since.
Her family noted she “died of sadness” after losing her husband 😔💔
Athena Akrami
Marjane Satrapi, author of 'Persepolis,' dies at 56
www.lemonde.fr
The French-Iranian 'died of sadness a little over a year after the death of Mattias Ripa, her husband and the love of her life,' people close to her said.
