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Marjane Satrapi Books in Order

Marjane Satrapi has written 9 books, published between 2001 and 2023. The first book is Monsters Are Afraid of the Moon (2001) and the newest is Woman, Life, Freedom (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Marjane Satrapi is the pen name of Marjan Ebrahimi.

Books
9
Published
2001–2023
Pages on record
624 in 6 of 9 books
Reading time
10–16 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 624 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 9 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Marjane Satrapi, author of the Persepolis series

Marjane Satrapi (21 September 1969 to 3 June 2026) was an Iranian and French comic book author, film director and children's book author. The graphic novel Persepolis and its film adaptation, the graphic novel Chicken with Plums, Woman, Life, Freedom and the Marie Curie biopic Radioactive stand among the best-known works. Persepolis made Satrapi one of the most widely read Iranian authors in the world, and co-directing the film version made Satrapi the first woman nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. The catalogue holds 9 books, from Monsters Are Afraid of the Moon (2001) to Woman, Life, Freedom (2023), including Embroideries (2003), The Sigh (2004) and four Persepolis volumes.

How many Marjane Satrapi books are there?

Marjane Satrapi has 9 books, released between 2001 and 2023. 4 of them belong to the Persepolis series.

Marjane Satrapi Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 9 Marjane Satrapi books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Monsters Are Afraid of the Moon by Marjane Satrapi (2001)
  2. Cover of Embroideries by Marjane Satrapi (2003)
  3. Cover of Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return by Marjane Satrapi, book 2 of the Persepolis series (2003)
  4. Cover of Chicken with Plums by Marjane Satrapi (2004)
  5. Cover of The Sigh by Marjane Satrapi (2004)
  6. Cover of Woman, Life, Freedom by Marjane Satrapi (2023)
  1. 1
    Monsters Are Afraid of the Moon2001 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200132
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  2. 2
    Embroideries2003 · 100 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003100
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  3. 3
    Persepolis: The Story of a ChildhoodPersepolis #12003 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003160
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  4. 4
    Persepolis 2: The Story of a ReturnPersepolis #22003 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003192
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  5. 5
    Persepolis 3Persepolis #32003 · confirmed 1/4
    2003–
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  6. 6
    Chicken with Plums2004 · 84 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200484
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  7. 7
    The Sigh2004 · 56 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200456
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  8. 8
    Persepolis 4Persepolis #42005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
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  9. 9
    Woman, Life, Freedom2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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Marjane Satrapi books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Persepolis in order

4 books
  1. 1. Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
  2. 2. Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return
  3. 3. Persepolis 3
  4. 4. Persepolis 4

Standalone books

5 books

5 Marjane Satrapi titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Marjane Satrapi books in order?

You only need to read Marjane Satrapi books in order within the Persepolis series, which holds 4 of the 9 Marjane Satrapi books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Marjane Satrapi

Start with Monsters Are Afraid of the Moon (2001), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Marjane Satrapi book?

Woman, Life, Freedom (2023) is the newest Marjane Satrapi book released so far.

Is there a new Marjane Satrapi book coming?

No next Marjane Satrapi book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Marjane Satrapi has won

Wikidata records 7 awards for Marjane Satrapi. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Award Gato Perich2008Won
  • Peter Pan prize2005Won
  • Harvey Awards2004Wonfor Persepolis
  • Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Best Album2004Wonfor Chicken with Plums
  • Max und Moritz Award for Best International Comic Artist2004Wonfor Persepolis
  • Prix France Info2002Won
  • Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for First Comic Book2001Won

Marjane Satrapi at a glance

Died
Marjane Satrapi died in 2026, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Marjane Satrapi on record dates from 2023.
Release pace
Marjane Satrapi books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
624 pages across the 6 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 92 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Marjane Satrapi books, 8 of 9, were published in the 2000s.

What the Marjane Satrapi books are about

7 of the 9 Marjane Satrapi books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: comics & graphic novels is tagged on 4 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.