false<![CDATA[Chicken with Plums]]>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166022651m/9525.jpg95259In her acclaimed Persepolis books and in Embroideries, Marjane Satrapi rendered the events of her life and times in a uniquely captivating and powerful voice and vision. Now she turns that same keen eye and ear to the heartrending story of her great-uncle, a celebrated Iranian musician who gave up his life for music and love.
We are in Tehran in 1958, and Nasser Ali Khan, one of Iran’s most revered tar players, discovers that his beloved instrument is irreparably damaged. Though he tries, he cannot find one to replace it, one whose sound speaks to him with the same power and passion with which his music speaks to others. In despair, he takes to his bed, renouncing the world and all its pleasures, closing the door on the demands and love of his wife and his four children. Over the course of the week that follows, his family and close friends attempt to change his mind, but Nasser Ali slips further and further into his own reveries: flashbacks and flash-forwards (with unexpected appearances by the likes of the Angel of Death and Sophia Loren) from his own childhood through his children’s futures. And as the pieces of his story slowly fall into place, we begin to understand the profundity of his decision to give up life.
Marjane Satrapi brings what has become her signature humor, insight, and generosity to this emotional tale of life and death, and the courage and passion both require of us. The poignant story of one man, it is also a story of stunning universality–and an altogether luminous work. - Publisher's summary1872693book2004Poulet Aux Prunestotal:1285|5:249|4:486|3:438|2:93|1:19|12854708173720941falsefalseThu Feb 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008Tue Feb 12 10:57:38 -0800 2008Thu Feb 28 10:26:04 -0800 2008 Chicken With Plums is a story about Satrapi's great-uncle, Nasser Ali Khan. Nasser Ali Khan is a musician who decides to die after his beloved tar is...more...]]>
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30falsefalseWed Jul 15 04:39:28 -0700 2009Fri Jul 17 09:06:13 -0700 2009 brpun dibilang buku ini isinya kisah org stres, g teteup kekeuh mo baca! in the end yg g temukan dari buku ini adalah kisah 'keteguhan' hati sang paman, Mr. Nasser Ali sepanjang hidup... demi cinta dan musik.
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Di buku ini, Marjane menceritakan kisah kehidupan Pamannya, Nassar Ali. Yang mencintai seseorang tetapi berte...more...]]>
40falsefalseTue Jan 27 19:26:53 -0800 2009Tue Jan 27 19:39:28 -0800 2009 Chicken with plums adalah kisah mengenai salah seorang paman Marji yang bernama Nasser Ali. Ia adalah seorang pemusik tar (alat musik tradisional Iran) yang sangat berdedikasi pada musiknya.
Suatu saat tar milik Nasser Ali dipatahkan oleh istrinya y...more...]]>
40falsefalseThu Apr 30 09:37:25 -0700 2009Thu Apr 30 09:38:14 -0700 2009Persepolis returns with a new family story. After his wife destroys his beloved tar (a Persian lute),musician Nasser Ali Khan decides to die. Satrapi recounts the eight days until his death, manipulating time as she relates the futures of his children and grandchildren. ...more...]]>
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30falsefalseSun Oct 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009Sat Oct 17 17:48:16 -0700 2009Mon Oct 19 01:39:09 -0700 2009 Kematian yang ditunggu dan diharapkan. Lucu banget si Nasser Ali ini, karena alat musiknya patah jadi ia memutuskan untuk mati, karena tidak ada lagi yang membuatnya bangga akan dirinya.
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40falsefalseSun Sep 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009Fri Sep 11 18:46:07 -0700 2009Sun Sep 13 14:12:20 -0700 2009 The cultural elements took a little getting used to, but Satrapi does a great job assisting the reader with foot notes.
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50falsefalseSat Oct 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009Wed May 13 15:31:31 -0700 2009Thu Nov 19 06:01:29 -0800 2009 Original review here.
In Chicken With Plums, Satrapi writes a biography of her great-uncle, the famous Iranian musician Nassar Ali Khan. When Khan's tar breaks, he falls into a depression and lays in bed wishing for death for a week. At the end of that week, he dies...more...]]>
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30falsefalseThu Apr 03 21:14:24 -0700 2008Mon May 26 14:16:38 -0700 2008 I don't think I have reflected enough on the story though. It's a very interesting situation. The basic gist is that after his wife breaks his tar, Nasser Ali, a great m...more...]]>
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