num_pages: 84
description: 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 is no longer worth living. He takes to his bed, renouncing the world and all of its pleasures. This is the story of the eight days he spends preparing to surrender his soul.
language: English
title: Chicken with Plums
titlecomplete: Chicken with Plums
characters: Nasser Ali
genres: Bande Dessinée, Iran, Biography, Graphic Novels Comics, Comics, Nonfiction, Comix, Memoir, Graphic Novels, France
ratings_count: 14241
places: Iran
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Prix du Festival d'Angoulême
category: Prix du meilleur album
publisher: Pantheon