Marjane Satrapi

Marjane Satrapi, an Iranian, was born in 1969 in Rasht, in the Gilan province, near the Caspian Sea border. She grew up in Tehran, where she attended the French Lycée before her parents sent her to Austria at the age of 14. She returned to Iran between 1990-1994 and studied at the Tehran School of Fine Arts. In 1994, she left the country permanently to settle in Paris, where she still resides today. In Europe, she studied Graphic Arts in Strasbourg and then worked at the Atelier des Vosges in Paris. There, she met prominent figures in the field of contemporary comics. Encouraged by them to use this art form to tell the stories of her homeland and family, which she frequently shared, she created the "Persepolis" series. Marjane Satrapi is also an author of children's books.