French Iranian author wins top Spanish prize for graphic novel
Voice of America
FILE - French-Iranian graphic novelist, cartoonist, illustrator and film director Marjane Satrapi poses during a photo session in Paris on Nov. 1, 2022. Satrapi was awarded the 2024 Princess of Asturias Prize for Communication and Humanity on April 30, 2024.
French Iranian artist Marjane Satrapi, whose graphic novel "Persepolis" tells the story of a girl growing up in post-revolutionary Iran, was awarded Spain's prestigious Princess of Asturias Prize for Communication and Humanity on Tuesday.
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