“Chicken with Plums is a feast you’ll devour.”

— Newsweek

Acclaimed graphic artist Marjane Satrapi brings what has become her signature humor and insight, her keen eye and ear, to the heartrending story of a celebrated Iranian musician who gives up his life for music and love.

When Nasser Ali Khan, the author’s great-uncle, discovers that his beloved instrument is irreparably damaged, he takes to his bed, renouncing the world and all its pleasures. Over the course of the week that follows, we are treated to vivid scenes of his encounters with family and friends, flashbacks to his childhood, and flash-forwards to his children’s future. And as the pieces of his story fall into place, we begin to understand the breadth of his decision to let go of life.

The poignant story of one man, it is also stunningly universal—a luminous tale of life and death, and the courage and passion both require of us.

瑪贊·莎塔碧，伊朗圖像小說作傢、插圖畫傢。1969年生於伊朗拉什特，是王室後裔。莎塔碧在童年經曆瞭伊朗政局的變化和兩伊戰爭。14歲時，父母為瞭讓她能夠脫離伊朗的環境，將她送到奧地利維也納繼續學業，後又迴到伊朗繼續上大學。大學期間，莎塔碧曾經曆瞭一場短暫的婚姻，一年後離婚。 她在德黑蘭Azad大學獲得視覺交流的碩士學位。此後，她移居法國斯特拉斯堡，成為一名插圖畫傢和兒童書籍作傢，現定居巴黎。