This is a tremendous tragedy. Marjane Satrapi's work remains so vital, so accessible, dark, funny, defiant, and educational. I'll never forget reading PERSEPOLIS and realizing I was getting a first-person window into an entire women's war I knew nothing about, one that was still being fought.
Marjane Satrapi, ‘Persepolis’ Director, Dies at 56Her biographical animated feature, about growing up in Iran after the revolution, was nominated for an Oscar, making her the first woman nominated in that category.www.hollywoodreporter.com