Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
by Bechdel, Alison
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0224080512
- ISBN 13
- 9780224080514
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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.
Reviews
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
- World of Books Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GOR001205007
- Title
- Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
- Author
- Bechdel, Alison
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 41
- ISBN 10
- 0224080512
- ISBN 13
- 9780224080514
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- This edition first published
- 2006
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