Chicken with plums
When Nasser Ali Khan, the author's great-uncle, discovers that his beloved instrument is irreparably damaged, he takes to his bed, renouncing the world and all its pleasures. Over the course of the week that follows, we are treated to vivid scenes of his encounters with family and friends, flashback...
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| Format: | Books Print Book Comic & Graphic Novel |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Pantheon Books,
2009.
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| Summary: | When Nasser Ali Khan, the author's great-uncle, discovers that his beloved instrument is irreparably damaged, he takes to his bed, renouncing the world and all its pleasures. Over the course of the week that follows, we are treated to vivid scenes of his encounters with family and friends, flashbacks to his childhood, and flash-forwards to his children's future. And as the pieces of his story fall into place, we begin to understand the breadth of his decision to let go of life. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published in France as Poulet Aux Prunes by L'Association, Paris 2004. |
| Physical Description: | 84 p. : chiefly ill. ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780375714757 0375714758 |
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