When Marjane Satrapi was 14, her parents decided to spare her the tension of living in war-ravaged Iran. Off she went to Vienna, there to spend her teen years in secular schools, getting a dose of ...

Back in early December I was given the opportunity to meet Persepolis' Iranian writer and director Marjane Satrapi and quickly jumped at the opportunity. Not only had a heard great things about the ...

“Everybody who tells this story is subject to his or her response,” says Marjane Satrapi. “There is only one matter that is objective, and that is science.” Satrapi is specifically referring to the ...

A nine-meter-tall Olympic-themed tapestry by artist and author Marjane Satrapi was unveiled in Paris on Tuesday, March 12, ahead of the Olympic Games which commence on July 26. Split into three panels ...

A childhood in the middle of the Islamic Revolution is a hard act to follow. The culture shock of arriving in Europe from Iran cannot quite measure up to the dramatic punch of a world where uncles ...

Marjane Satrapi is best known for Persepolis, the best-selling graphic novel about growing up during the Iranian Revolution that she later adapted into an Oscar-nominated animated film with Vincent ...

Marjane Satrapi, a graphic novelist, holds her latest book Woman, Life, Freedom, in her home in Paris, France. PARIS — In her bright Paris apartment, Marjane Satrapi makes coffee, her cat rolling at a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The ninth edition of the Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival (EMIFF) will go ahead with a physical edition as planned, ...

Strip search: Marjane Satrapi created a comic-strip version of her childhood in Iran and in exile © Albert &ampamp; Verzone Get the latest entertainment news ...

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-nominated Persepolis director Marjane Satrapi is set to helm Radioactive, a Working Title production based on the 2010 graphic novel by Lauren Redniss, Radioactive: Marie & Pierre ...

The graphic novel Persepolis was a publishing sensation. An autobiography in four volumes written between 2000 and 2003 by Marjane Satrapi, it featured vivid characters, gripping narratives and stark ...