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Chronology of Bad Listening (I): Satrapi's Radioactive Flashbacks

Beyond Persepolis: Marjane Satrapi and the Cost of Bearing Witness

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Olivier Le Cadre
Jun 05, 2026
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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 …

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