ricardosilvestre's review against another edition
4.0
É o primeiro livro que leio de Marjane Satrapi. Apesar de mundialmente conhecida pelo seu “Persepolis”, que ganhou alguns dos mais prestigiados prémios do género literário em que se insere, há quem defenda ser este “Frango com Ameixas” a sua obra maior.
A história anda à volta de um músico e reconhecido tocador de tar (instrumento musical de cordas muito importante na música tradicional iraniana) que vê o seu objecto de trabalho destruído e que, a partir daí, perde o gosto pela vida e decide morrer. Começa então uma viagem melancolia em tons de preto e branco, entre memórias e alucinações, onde tradições e questões político-religiosas se fazem presentes.
A arte característica da autora não é o tipo de ilustração que mais aprecio mas acho que casa muito bem com esta história. De uma forma simples, desenho e argumento conjugam-se harmoniosamente e a mensagem assim é transmitida. E o final surpreendeu-me.
Gostei.
A história anda à volta de um músico e reconhecido tocador de tar (instrumento musical de cordas muito importante na música tradicional iraniana) que vê o seu objecto de trabalho destruído e que, a partir daí, perde o gosto pela vida e decide morrer. Começa então uma viagem melancolia em tons de preto e branco, entre memórias e alucinações, onde tradições e questões político-religiosas se fazem presentes.
A arte característica da autora não é o tipo de ilustração que mais aprecio mas acho que casa muito bem com esta história. De uma forma simples, desenho e argumento conjugam-se harmoniosamente e a mensagem assim é transmitida. E o final surpreendeu-me.
Gostei.
strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
fast-paced
4.0
It was a very somber read about Marjane Satrapi’s uncle and his life. Well, really about how his life ended.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Mental illness, Death of parent, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Confinement and War
talypollywaly's review against another edition
funny
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.0
Have you ever been haunted by a relative you've never met?
My mother was haunted by the uncle who stole her grandfather's inheritance and disappeared before she was born- until the very day his body showed up to their town, returned to be laid to rest. She said that seeing his face before they closed and lowered the casket gave her the sense that she could finally stop being haunted by the thought of never having known what he looked like.
My sister was quite literally haunted as a child by the faceless figure of a 6-foot tall man who wore proper suits and hats, that eventually we figured out was the very same great-grandfather whose fortune was stolen by his son.
I've been haunted by the 6-foot stature that neither of my great-grandfather's gave to me.
Point is, I get Satrapi. I applaud her for writing something I could only hope to one day.
My mother was haunted by the uncle who stole her grandfather's inheritance and disappeared before she was born- until the very day his body showed up to their town, returned to be laid to rest. She said that seeing his face before they closed and lowered the casket gave her the sense that she could finally stop being haunted by the thought of never having known what he looked like.
My sister was quite literally haunted as a child by the faceless figure of a 6-foot tall man who wore proper suits and hats, that eventually we figured out was the very same great-grandfather whose fortune was stolen by his son.
I've been haunted by the 6-foot stature that neither of my great-grandfather's gave to me.
Point is, I get Satrapi. I applaud her for writing something I could only hope to one day.
Content Warnings
There's a small section where various methods of committing suicide are illustrated.
shoggoth_roof's review against another edition
4.0
After reading Persepolis I thought about reading something else by Satrapi. This month I found out this comic in one of the libraries of my town, so I read it. The story is about Nasser Ali, a musician, and his search for another tar. We follow him for eight days to discover many details about his life. It was an interesting reading, quite similar in style to Persepolis. I really enjoyed its reading.
Tras leer Persépolis estaba claro que leería algo más de Satrapi en cuanto me topase con ello, y esto sucedió hace poco en una de las bibliotecas municipales, donde encontré esta obra. Marjane Satrapi nos cuenta en esta ocasión la vida del músico Nasser Ali, quien está sumido en una depresión después de que su mujer rompiese su tar en una discusión. Durante la historia conoceremos diversos momentos de la vida de este hombre y su relación con diversas personas. El tipo de relato sigue la línea del visto en Persépolis cuando la autora centraba su atención más en los personajes que en los acontecimientos.
Tras leer Persépolis estaba claro que leería algo más de Satrapi en cuanto me topase con ello, y esto sucedió hace poco en una de las bibliotecas municipales, donde encontré esta obra. Marjane Satrapi nos cuenta en esta ocasión la vida del músico Nasser Ali, quien está sumido en una depresión después de que su mujer rompiese su tar en una discusión. Durante la historia conoceremos diversos momentos de la vida de este hombre y su relación con diversas personas. El tipo de relato sigue la línea del visto en Persépolis cuando la autora centraba su atención más en los personajes que en los acontecimientos.