Marjane Satrapi, 1969–2026

A statement from Jonathan Cape, Vintage Books UK

We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of our author Marjane Satrapi.

Marjane Satrapi was born in 1969 in Rasht, Iran. She grew up in Tehran, where she studied at the French School, before leaving for Vienna and then Strasbourg to study illustration. She lived in Paris and regularly contributed illustrations to newspapers and magazines internationally, including the New Yorker.

She is the author of the internationally bestselling and award-winning graphic memoir Persepolis. Persepolis is a seminal work of the graphic novel genre which we’re tremendously proud to publish on the Jonathan Cape graphic novels list. Marjane has been, and will continue to be, a huge influence on new generations of graphic novelists and memoirists.

Her UK publisher, Hannah Westland, said: ‘It has been our honour at Jonathan Cape to publish Marjane Satrapi and her trail-blazing books. We are deeply saddened by her passing and know that her books will continue to be read and cherished all over the world.’