内容简介
“ChickenwithPlumsisafeastyou’lldevour.”—NewsweekAcclaimedgraphicartistMarjaneSatrapibringswhathasbecomehersignaturehumorandinsight,herkeeneyeandear,totheheartrendingstoryofacelebratedIranianmusicianwhogivesuphislifeformusicandlove.WhenNasserAliKhan,theauthor’sgreat-uncle,discoversthathisbelovedinstrumentisirreparablydamaged,hetakestohisbed,renouncingtheworldandallitspleasures.Overthecourseoftheweekthatfollows,wearetreatedtovividscenesofhisencounterswithfamilyandfriends,flashbackstohischildhood,andflash-forwardstohischildren’sfuture.Andasthepiecesofhisstoryfallintoplace,webegintounderstandthebreadthofhisdecisiontoletgooflife.Thepoignantstoryofoneman,itisalsostunninglyuniversal—aluminoustaleoflifeanddeath,andthecourageandpassionbothrequireofus.
作者简介
MarjaneSatrapiwasborninRasht,Iran.ShenowlivesinParis,wheresheisaregularcontributortomagazinesandnewspapersthroughouttheworld,includingTheNewYorkerandTheNewYorkTimes.Sheisalsotheauthorofseveralchildren’sbooks,thememoirEmbroideries,andtheinternationallybest-sellingandaward-winningcomicbookautobiographyintwoparts,PersepolisandPersepolis2.Sheco-wroteandco-directedtheAcademyAward-nominatedanimatedfilmversionofPersepolis.,,