# Is "Chicken with Plums (Poulet aux prunes)" by Marjane Satrapi a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Chicken with Plums (Poulet aux prunes) by Marjane Satrapi (L'Association, 2004) is identified by: French original Poulet aux prunes published by L'Association in 2004 is the true first. The French L'Association edition of 2004 is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- French original Poulet aux prunes published by L'Association in 2004 is the true first
- The first English-language edition is the Pantheon Books hardcover of 2006, translated by Anjali Singh, with a number line ending in 1 on the copyright page for the first printing
- Correct publisher/imprint: L'Association

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Marjane Satrapi |
| Publisher | L'Association |
| Year | 2004 |
| True first | world edition |
| Format | Comic / graphic novel |
| Key point | French original Poulet aux prunes published by L'Association in 2004 is the true first |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
French original Poulet aux prunes published by L'Association in 2004 is the true first. The first English-language edition is the Pantheon Books hardcover of 2006, translated by Anjali Singh, with a number line ending in 1 on the copyright page for the first printing.

## Is this the true first?
The French L'Association edition of 2004 is the true first. The Pantheon hardcover of 2006 is the first edition in English.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Chicken with Plums (Poulet aux prunes)* by Marjane Satrapi a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/chicken-with-plums-poulet-aux-prunes
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.