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Literary Arts Institute

Marjane Satrapi Oct. 20, 2014

October 20, 2014

Marjane Satrapi visited the College of Saint Benedict on October 20. Born in Rasht, Iran, much of Satrapi’s work is influenced by her experience during the Iranian Revolution and their imposition of Muslim fundamentalism. She has produced several children’s books, and, most notably, the internationally best-selling and award-winning comic book autobiography in two parts: Persepolis and Persepolis 2. Persepolis was made into an animated feature film, co-written and co-directed by Satrapi, distributed by Sony Picture Classics in 2007. Satrapi currently resides in Paris, where she is a regular contributor to magazines and newspapers throughout the world, including The New Yorker and The New York Times. This event was held in collaboration with CSB/SJU Fine Arts Programming. Dr. Madhu Mitra interviewed Satrapi, while also fostering a Q&A session between audience and author.