Marjane Satrapi to announce shock retirement?

By Smith Alexander
Paris
Last updated on May 9, 2025

Satrapi created a stir on Thursday when rumors have surfaced that her career was over.

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Sad news for Satrapi fans. Speculation had been rife that the French cartoonist best known for the movie Persepolis, is about to announce her retirement from all public activities, at age 55, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 09/05/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Being a cartoonist isn't fun anymore

“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a cartoonist-director just isn't fun anymore,” she might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that she may branch out into other creative fields she is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.

#ThankYouMarjane

For a little while on Thursday evening, #ThankYouMarjane was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made her make the decision.