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Marjane Satrapi, the author of the graphic novel Persepolis and a prominent advocate for women's rights in Iran, died yesterday.
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Brittney Melton,
NPR,
5 June 2026
Marjane Satrapi, the Iranian-French artist and author of the award-winning graphic novel series and film Persepolis, has died at age 56, according to French reports.
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Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
4 June 2026
Iranian-French filmmaker and author Marjane Satrapi, whose graphic novel series and film Persepolis, introduced the Western world to the precarity of everyday life in the wake of the Islamic Revolution, died on June 3.
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News Desk,
Artforum,
4 June 2026
The life of the Marjane character in the graphic novel mirrors Satrapi’s.
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Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
4 June 2026
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Brittney Melton,
NPR,
5 June 2026
Marjane Satrapi, the Iranian-French artist and author of the award-winning graphic novel series and film Persepolis, has died at age 56, according to French reports.
—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
4 June 2026
Iranian-French filmmaker and author Marjane Satrapi, whose graphic novel series and film Persepolis, introduced the Western world to the precarity of everyday life in the wake of the Islamic Revolution, died on June 3.
—
News Desk,
Artforum,
4 June 2026
The life of the Marjane character in the graphic novel mirrors Satrapi’s.
—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graphic novel
Noun
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That film, starring David Corenswet as the Man of Steel, ignited to $125 million and ended its run with $618 million, a promising enough tally amid the overall decline of comic book adaptations.
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At a time when comics were at a creative and commercial low, the series brought in fans by the boatload and helped the fledgling direct market of independent comic book retail stores get to its feet.
Noun
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He is credited with shaking up modern photography with narrative forms often told like a comic strip, supplemented with his own, often poetic, handwritten captions and titles.
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Greg began creating and submitting comic strip ideas to syndicates, collecting an impressive pile of rejection slips.
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“Graphic novel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graphic%20novel. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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