Chicken with Plums

For the 2011 film, see Chicken with Plums (film).

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.

Publication history

Pantheon Books published a hardcover volume in 2006 (ISBN 0375424156) followed by a softcover version in 2009 (ISBN 0375714758).

Awards

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