“Life is too short to be lived badly.”

— Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return

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Author and illustrator of the Persepolis Series, Embroideries, The Sigh, and others, Marjane Satrapi  is a famous Iranian-French graphic novelist who’s work covers topics from coming-of-age stories to feminism to revolutions. Satrapi was born in Iran and spent most of your young life here before moving to France, where she still lives today.