I'll be totally honest, this was far sadder than I had anticipated. I also think I would perhaps consider anyone who might be depressed or suicidal to consider saving this book for a day where they aren't struggling so much.

Nasser Ali Khan's story as depicted in this book is incredibly heartbreaking. Seeing the events surrounding his death unfold on the page is one of the saddest things I have read in some time. I thought this depicted depression and suicidal feelings quite well, especially in the sense that just because one appears successful or loved, doesn't necessarily mean they feel that way. Sometimes a person's depression doesn't make sense to anyone but themselves. Satrapi's art is on point, and her storytelling is in peak form.

On a lighter note, the dish chicken with plums sounded delicious from the description, and I would absolutely want to try it.

I would recommend this, especially to fans of Satrapi's other work. My recommendation comes with a content warning for depression and suicide.

Novela gráfica.
Si de repente la música que llevas en la sangre te abandona...
Si sigues añorando al amor de tu vida tras los años...
Miras atrás... y haces balance.
Miras adelante... y no ves nada.
Qué te espera sino ansiar la muerte.

Rtc

Frango com Ameixas é um GN que tem uma premissa bastante interessante. Um músico talentoso fica sem o seu Tar e tenta substituí-lo por outro com a mesma sonoridade.
Há histórias do passado que se conjugam com o momento presente da busca do novo Tar perfeito, bem como o sofrimento da personagem.
Parece algo muito simples mas é bastante profundo. E é sem duvida uma história que nos deixa a pensar.
A arte já me pareceu algo mais simples mas com muita qualidade.
Não conheço (ainda) mais nada da autora mas vou ler o aclamado Persépolis.

Nasser Ali Khan es un músico virtuoso del tar (laúd iraní) y padre de familia. Vive en el Teheran de 1958. Se esfuerza sin éxito por encontrar otro tar cuando su mujer se lo rompe después de una discusión. Así que decide que se va a dejar morir. Y lo consigue.

Dividido en 9 capítulos, desde el primero ya sabemos lo que ocurre y los demás se corresponden a sus últimos ocho días aunque los motivos reales de la decisión sólo quedan completamente claros al final de la historia.


Durante esos ocho días antes de su muerte, el protagonista con frecuentes saltos temporales tanto hacia el pasado como hacia el futuro repasa todos los detalles de su vida, de su relación con su madre y hermano , con su mujer y sus hijos, de sus amores y de sus desengaños , de cómo y por qué aprendió a tocar el tar y por qué este instrumento se ha convertido en algo tan importante para él y la razón que le empujará a dejarse morir al no encontrar otro que le llene de igual manera.

Esta historia tierna y triste me ha hecho participe de la angustia, la desesperación y la pérdida de la ilusión que experimenta y me ha hecho reflexionar sobre cómo
las relaciones personales y los conflictos internos tienen a veces tanta importancia que te condenan a vivir en el pasado y no seguir adelante.

Me ha encantado.

Rated 3 / 5 stars

A non-fiction graphic novel memoir about Nasser Ali Khan, a famous Iranian tar player who one day chose to stay in bed and wait for death to come to him after he was unable to replace his tar that was broken by his wife during a heated argument. In the days leading up to his death, readers are shown the regrets Nasser had in his life, stories of how he became so good playing the tar, how he met his wife and also a reflection of his actions.

A book about life to learn, absorb and contemplate.

Primeiro contacto com as novelas gráficas de Marjane Satrapi e foi bastante proveitoso, sobretudo pela forma como está construída a trama, que envolve o leitor, e pelo desenlace.

NOTA - 08/10

Opinião completa no cantinho do costume, a partir do minuto 00:28
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDeBv...

#AgostoaoQuadrado

Nasser Ali Khan es el protagonista de esta melancólica historia donde Satrapi vuelve a la biografía de al parecer un pariente suyo muy reconocido por tocar el Tar. En la novela vemos los últimos 8 días de vida de Nasser y Satrapi juega con saltos temporales que nos llevan a conocer mejor la vida de Nasser y su familia.
Desde el principio se revela cómo será el desenlace de la novela, sin embargo no es hasta el final que Sarapi nos da sorpresas que nos dejan un hoyo en el corazón.

Страшенно сумна, але хороша історія.

So I absolutely love Persepolis, it's one of my all-time favourite reads. I'm so amazed by how Marjane Satrapi can explore dark and grim stuff, like loss and societal discrimination, with light humour and hope.

Chicken with Plums is not very different, for me. The art and words are witty and heartbreaking at the same time, as Marjane tells the story of Nasser Ali Khan, a great tar player in Iran, who was also her great-uncle. After an incident with his tar (it's so unexpectedly funny what happens, so I don't want to spoil it here), he decides he wants to die. This graphic novel tells of what happens in the eight days between that decision and his eventual passing.

It's quite a short graphic novel and a quick read. The way Marjane compacts everything is brilliant. I laughed when I didn't expect to at all, given the sad fact looming in the background that Nasser Ali's feeling depressed and he's gonna die. There's a sorta twist at the end that's really beautiful, it made me go "aaah," which collapsed into a sad sigh.

This is so sad. I quite feel sorry for the musician, he wasn't the nicest person, but for artists, their passion is everything, as for him was his music. This was a little heartbreaking at times. Love that can't be, an instrument that can't be recovered, and a life that can't change.

Story about Art, Love & Life...