''Chicken with Plums'' (French: ''Poulet aux prunes'') is a 2004

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by Iranian author

Marjane Satrapi Marjane Satrapi (; ; born 22 November 1969) is a French-Iranian graphic novelist, cartoonist, illustrator, film director, and children's book author. Her best-known works include the graphic novel ''Persepolis (comics), Persepolis'' and Persepo ...

Synopsis

Nasser Ali Khan, a relative of Satrapi's and a

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player, has his cherished instrument broken after a heated argument with his wife. The book narrates the last eight days of his life as he lost the will to live, in November 1958 in

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Publication history

The original French-language version was published in France in 2004 and the English version was translated by Anjali Singh and published by

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in 2006 (), followed by a softcover version in 2009 ().

Awards

''Chicken with Plums'' won the Best Album Award (Prix du Meilleur Album) at the

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in 2005.

Film adaptation

Satrapi directed a film adaptation of the comic, which debuted at the La Pate theatre in France on October 26, 2011.

References

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