Chicken with PlumsChicken with Plums is a 2004 graphic novel by Iranian author Marjane Satrapi.SynopsisNasser Ali Khan, a relative of Satrapi's and a Tar 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 Tehran.Publication historyThe original French-language version was published in France in 2004 and the English version was translated by Anjali Singh and published by Pantheon Books in 2006, followed by a softcover version in 2009.AwardsChicken with Plums won the Best Album Award (Prix du Meilleur Album) at the Angoulême International Comics Festival in 2005.Film adaptationSatrapi directed a film adaptation of the comic, which debuted at the La Pate theatre in France on October 26, 2011.