“Life is complex. You don't have any person who is nice from the beginning until the end. You don't always have the notion of redemption. The bad people don't always pay.”

Iranian-French comic book author, film director, and children's author

Marjane Satrapi is an Iranian-French comic book author, film director, and children's author. She is best known for the graphic novel Persepolis and its film adaptation. Her work also includes Chicken with Plums, Woman, Life, Freedom, and the Marie Curie biopic Radioactive. Across these projects, she is known for moving between comics, film, and writing for younger readers.