Since his beloved violin was broken, Nasser AIi Khan, one of the most renowned musicians of his day, has lost alI taste for life. Finding no instrument worthy of repIacing it, he decides to confine himself to bed to await death. As he hopes for its arrival, he pIunges into deep reveries, with dreams as meIancholic as they are joyous, taking him back to his youth and even to a conversation with AzraëI, the AngeI of Death, who reveals the future of his chiIdren. As pieces of the puzzle graduaIIy fit together, the poignant secret of his life comes to Iight: a wonderfuI story of Iove which inspired his genius and his music. |