This two-part essay has been sitting in my drafts for a couple of months, postponed for what felt like a lack of timing. Today, I finalized it after hearing the devastating news that Marjane Satrapi …
Chronology of Bad Listening (I): Satrapi's Radioactive Flashbacks
Beyond Persepolis: Marjane Satrapi and the Cost of Bearing Witness
"I'm glad Olivier le Cadre wrote this. I had wanted to say something, but wasn't sure I had anything to add to the obituaries; at least, not yet. She was younger than me. Her family seems to be suggesting that she no longer wanted to live, and perhaps died by her own hand or through inanition--a fact as sad and shocking as her death itself. I re-read Persepolis recently when I assigned it for our ME201 class. It confirmed my belief that it's a significant achievement. She was one of those writers with the power to convince you (wrongly, of course) that you knew her personally. Obviously, I knew nothing of the sort, because the news came as a complete shock. "
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