On the death of Persepolis author Marjane Satrapi

Satrapi left her mark on the world of comics, writes the renowned French cartoonist Coco in a tribute in Libération:

“In her world, caught between darkness and light, she embodied laughter and gravity, strength of character and sensitivity, power and fragility. She was all about contrasts. … And she was an inspiration to generations of artists, above all female ones. She showed that it was possible, that all you needed was to have something to say and never budge an inch. As a free and committed woman, with a cigarette in the corner of her mouth, she tossed the gold medal of the Legion of Honour into the bin in a cloud of smoke, with that indomitable elegance that defines the people of Iran. Satrapi had a chic, shocking, uncompromising style, as raw to the eye as the clunky shoes she wore and with which she would have gladly kicked the Supreme Leader in the backside.”