Marjane Satrapi Signed Firsts: A Reference

Marjane Satrapi (born 1969) is the Iranian-French cartoonist whose memoir Persepolis became one of the most widely read and culturally significant graphic novels in the world. Her spare, black-and-white drawing style — influenced by both Persian miniature painting and European cartooning — has made Persepolis a staple of school and university curricula internationally.

Key Titles

• Persepolis (Pantheon, 2003/2004) — Two volumes in English. Memoir of growing up during the Islamic Revolution.
• Embroideries (Pantheon, 2005) — Iranian women’s conversations about love, sex, and marriage.
• Chicken with Plums (Pantheon, 2006) — The death of a musician, told with magical realist flourishes.

Signed Copy Market Values

• Signed Persepolis (single-volume complete edition): $50–$125
• Signed Embroideries: $25–$50
• Signed Chicken with Plums: $25–$50

Satrapi’s transition to filmmaking (she co-directed the animated Persepolis film and directed Radioactive) means fewer signing events for books, making older signed copies increasingly scarce.