Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Collectible - Like New. Condition: Fine; Dust Jacket Condition: Hardcover in dustjacket. This copy is Signed and Inscribed by Alison Bechdel on the title page. Inscription reads, "For Ann/from your doppleganger." Condition is Fine in a Fine dustjacket, a flawless copy. 4th printing. Photos upon request.

Synopsis

Fun Home (subtitled A Family Tragicomic) is a graphic memoir by Alison Bechdel, author of the comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For. It chronicles the author's childhood and youth in rural Pennsylvania, USA, focusing on her complex relationship with her father. The book addresses themes of sexual orientation, gender roles, suicide, dysfunctional family life, and the role of literature in understanding oneself and one's family.

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On Apr 26 2014, a reader said:

A family biography in the form of a graphic memoir, this book is a truly amazing feat. 'Fun Home' refers to the nickname given to the funeral parlor which is the family business. It is also the wry, overarching metaphor of Bechdel's family life. Her father Bruce Bechdel is a part time English teacher as well as director of the funeral parlor. Her mother Helen is also an English teacher, yet despite their intellectual capacities both Bechdel's parents are emotionally distant and undemonstrative. Her childhood therefore plays out a constant disparity between the emotions and the intellect, a disparity which she experiences as a disturbing, unsettling mystery. It is thus her purpose to understand the implications of this mystery, whilst at the same time exploring and coming to terms with issues of sexuality, love, betrayal and secrecy. It is a brave expose of difficult personal and family relationships. A wonderful read.

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Bookseller: Magers and Quinn Booksellers (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1336649
Title: Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
Author: BECHDEL, ALISON
Book Condition: New
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0618477942
ISBN 13: 9780618477944
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Place of Publication: Boston
This edition first published: 2006
LCCN: 2005030304
Dewey: 741.5/973

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