Family says Satrapi 'died of sadness' after Mattias Ripa's death

Such awful, awful news. Marjane Satrapi, the author of the four volumes of "Persepolis", one of the greatest of all graphic novels, has "died of sadness" at the age of 56, one year after the death of her beloved husband Mattias Ripa.

“Marjane Satrapi died of sadness a little over a year after the death of Mattias Ripa, her husband and the love of her life” Hard news to see this early in the morning. 😔

Literally heartbreaking news 💔 "The French-Iranian 'died of sadness a little over a year after the death of Mattias Ripa, her husband and the love of her life,' people close to her said." I saw "Persepolis" at the Rotterdam International Film Festival and show it in "Film, Politics & Literature."

Celle qui pour moi restera l'autrice de 𝘗𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘶𝘹 𝘱𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘴 est elle aussi, comme son personnage, morte de chagrin, "un peu plus d’un an après le décès de Mattias Ripa, son mari et l’amour de sa vie", dixit le communiqué de sa famille.

Ha muerto Satrapi de tristeza… ¿Se habrá dejado morir como su tío en “Pollo con ciruelas”? Sea como sea es una tragedia que haya muerto tan joven « Marjane Satrapi morte de tristesse un peu plus d’un an après le décès de Mattias Ripa, son mari et l’amour de sa vie » www.lemonde.fr/disparitions...

ah fuck. RIP to a legend “Marjane Satrapi, who died of sadness just over a year after the death of Mattias Ripa, her husband and the love of her life,” a statement from relatives told AFP. Producer, actor and screenwriter, Mattias Ripa died on April 8, 2025.

Satrapi no podía dejarnos de manera más literaria. 😢 Elle est «morte de tristesse un peu plus d’un an après le décès de Mattias Ripa, son mari et l’amour de sa vie », ont écrit ses proches dans un communiqué.

now that’s a French exit 😭 Wikipedia: “Satrapi died in Paris in 4 June 2026, at the age of 56. Her family said in a statement that she had "died of sadness" following her husband's death in April 2025.”

The Instagram page of Marjane Satrapi (1969-2026) as it appeared after the death of her partner Mattias Ripa last year. Satrapi’s family announced that she died of sadness

French-Iranian author Marjane Satrapi, author of 'Persepolis', dies of 'sadness' at 56 French-Iranian author and illustrator Marjane Satrapi, best known for the book and film “Persopolis”, has died of "sadness", members of her entourage said Thursday. She was 56 […]

So sad to hear about Marjane Satrapi's passing. I'm a longtime fan of her work and art. I'll miss you 💜 "Marjane Satrapi died of sadness a little more than a year after the death of Mattias Ripa, her husband and the love of her life" www.liberation.fr/culture/mar...

“Ha muerto de tristeza poco más de un año después del fallecimiento de Mattias Ripa, su esposo y el amor de su vida” 😔

Infelizmente é verdade, não superou o luto do Mattias Ripa

I usually don't blink at celebrity deaths. But Marjane Satrapi is/was a huge influence on me as an artist and storyteller. Knowing that she died of sadness hits 100x harder. Devastated. deadline.com/2026/06/marj...

Aw. I saw her speak about her experiences once. RIP www.france24.com/en/culture/2...