| Chicken with Plums | |
|---|---|
| Date | 11/14/06 |
| Page count | 96 pages |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Marjane Satrapi |
| Artist(s) | Marjane Satrapi |
| Creator(s) | Marjane Satrapi |
| Original publication | |
| Published in | Poulet aux prunes |
| Date(s) of publication | 2004 |
| Language | French |
| ISBN | 2-84414-159-5 |
| Translation | |
| Publisher | Pantheon Books |
| Date | 2006 |
| ISBN | 0375424156 |
| Translator(s) | Patheon books |
Chicken with Plums (Poulet aux prunes in the original French version) is a graphic novel by Iranian author Marjane Satrapi. The original French language version was published in France in 2004, and the English version was translated and published by Pantheon Books in 2006.
The book narrates the last eight days of the life of Nasser Ali Khan, a relative of Satrapi's, in November 1958 in Tehran.
In July 2010, filming began in Berlin on a live action adaption of Chicken with Plums. The film is set to premiere in September 2011 at the Venice Film Festival. It also make it into a real life film based upon her graphic novel.
Pantheon Books published a hardcover volume in 2006 (ISBN 0375424156) followed by a softcover version in 2009 (ISBN 0375714758).
Chicken with Plums won the Best Album Award (Prix du Meilleur Album) at the Angoulême International Comics Festival in 2005. Also Marjane Satrapi wrote Persepolis (comics) and Embroideries