00:02French-Iranian author and illustrator Marjan Satrapi, a leading voice for freedom of expression,
00:08has died at the age of 56 in Paris. Satrapi's family said she died of grief just over a year
00:14after the death of her husband. Satrapi was best known for the graphic novel Persepolis,
00:20as well as its 2007 film adaptation. The story is about Satrapi's early life in Tehran,
00:26struggling under the restrictions imposed by Iran's Islamic leadership after the 1979 revolution
00:33before she was sent to Europe by her parents. Despite living in exile, Satrapi remained deeply
00:39connected to Iran, using her work to amplify the voices of the Iranian people. Other celebrated
00:46works by Satrapi include her graphic novel Chicken with Plums, which she also directed the adaptation
00:51of, as well as comedy horror film The Voices starring Ryan Reynolds and Radioactive,
00:56a 2019 biopic of two-time Nobel Prize winner Mary Curry.
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