PARIS – French-Iranian author and illustrator Marjane Satrapi, best known for the graphic novels Persepolis (2000 to 2003) and the 2007 film adaptation, has refused France’s Legion d’Honneur ...

"graphic novel" as the respectable or prestigious term for "comic book" set in. You'll never hear Art Spiegelman's "Maus" or Marjane Satrapi's "Persepolis" be called mere comics. You know who ...

French-Iranian graphic novelist, cartoonist, illustrator and film director Marjane Satrapi poses during a photo session in Paris on November 1, 2022. JOEL SAGET / AFP French-Iranian author and ...

In July, she was awarded the Legion of Honour, France's highest order of merit, but the graphic novel author and filmmaker decided to "reject" the honor, in a letter addressed to France's Minister ...