Chicken With Plums
$49.99
- Hardcover
96 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2006
Summary
From the bestselling author of Persepolis, a hugely accomplished, moving, and multi-layered story of one man, Nasser Ali Khan (Marjane Satrapi’s great-uncle), a world-class musician who gave up his life for music and love in 1950s Iran.
In November 1955, Nasser Ali Khan, one of Iran’s most celebrated tar players, is in search of a new instrument. His beloved tar has been broken. But no matter what tar he tries, none of them sound right. Brokenhearted, Nasser Ali Khan decides that life…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780224080453 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0224080458 |
| Author: | Marjane Satrapi |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Jonathan Cape |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2006 |
| Weight: | 280g |
| Dimensions: | 244mm x 176mm x 15mm |
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Critics Review
Praise for “Persepolis “and “Persepolis 2
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“A mighty achievement [and] an inspiring coming-of-age story.” –“USA Today
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“Delectable … Dances with drama and insouciant wit.” –“New York Times Book Review
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“It is virtually impossible to read “Persepolis “without falling in love.” –“Baltimore Sun”
“One of the freshest and most original memoirs of our day. [Satrapi’s] is a voice calling out to the rest of us, reminding us to embrace this child’s fervent desire that human dignity reign supreme.” –“Los Angeles Times”
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”“Cause for celebration … Superb.” –“Philadelphia Inquirer
”“Delightful … It is our good fortune that Satrapi has never stopped visiting Iran in her mind.” –“Newsweek”
Praise for “Embroideries
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“Stories of sex, love and marriage, ranging from the disheartening to hysterically funny … “Embroideries “generates a flavorful mix of perspectives with engaging, fully fleshed-out characters.” –“The Miami Herald
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“Tantalizing … Bold, bewitchingly humorous and politically astute.” –“Elle
”“As funny, opinionated, controversial, and surprising as any good comic or conversation should be.” –“Time.com”
“Subversive … Satrapi’s book is a mocking rebuke to the cult of chastity, and a statement about the way human passions find their way around the most determined repression.” –“Salon
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“From the Hardcover edition.”
About The Author
Marjane Satrapi
Marjane Satrapi was born in 1969 in Rasht, Iran. She grew up in Tehran, where she studied at the French school, before leaving for Vienna and then Strasbourg to study illustration. She has written several children’s books and her commentary and illustrations appear in newspapers and magazines around the world. She is the author of the internationally bestselling and award-winning comic book autobiography in two parts, Persepolis and Persepolis 2, and Embroideries. She currently lives in Paris.
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