A pioneering work, a freshly-minted classic, and a book that has changed the literary landscape.
Time Magazine’s #1 Book of the Year and named one of The New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, this groundbreaking graphic memoir weaves family secrets, literary brilliance, and stunning visual storytelling into an unforgettable exploration of identity, inheritance, and the mysteries we carry from those we love.
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One of the most acclaimed graphic memoirs of our time, Fun Home is a National Bestseller and named one of The New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st Century—a stunning achievement that has captivated readers and critics alike.
In this groundbreaking work, Alison Bechdel weaves together personal history, literary analysis, and visual storytelling to explore her complex relationship with her father, Bruce Bechdel. An English teacher by day and funeral home director by night, Bruce was a man of contradictions—distant yet meticulous, closeted yet surrounded by beauty. The family funeral home, darkly dubbed the “Fun Home,” becomes the stage for Alison’s excavation of family secrets.
When Alison came out as a lesbian in college, she discovered her father harbored the same secret. Weeks later, he was dead—leaving behind questions that would haunt her for years. Was it suicide? An accident? Through intricately drawn panels and piercing prose, Bechdel reconstructs her childhood, finding echoes of her father in everything from The Great Gatsby to the Victorian revival furniture he obsessively restored.
Time Magazine’s #1 Book of the Year, a National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist, and winner of the Stonewall Book Award, this is more than a memoir—it’s a literary masterwork. Rich with allusion, heartbreaking in its honesty, and surprisingly funny, Fun Home transforms the graphic novel into high art while telling a deeply human story about identity, sexuality, and the mysteries we inherit from those we love.
A pioneering work, a freshly-minted classic, and a book that has changed the literary landscape.
The most ingeniously compact, hyper-verbose example of autobiography to arrive in some time.
A masterpiece about two people who live in the same house but different worlds, and their mysterious linkage.
Bechdel's rich language and stunning images combine to create a viewing experience like no other.
A groundbreaking memoir that takes the form of a graphic novel and reads like a masterfully crafted literary work.
A redemptive story, full of wit, soul-searching and, ultimately, acceptance.
One of the very best books of the year.
A lovely, complex and humane book.
Bechdel has created a book that is more than the sum of its parts: words, pictures, and feelings united in a single work of art.
A wholly original and very affecting memoir.
| Weight | 0.85 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 6.00 × 0.67 × 9.00 in |
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| Subject | Art, Biography & Autobiography, Biography & Memoir, Cartooning, Child, Comics & Graphic Novels, Contemporary Women, Developmental, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Humorous, Lgbtq+, Literary, Nonfiction, Occult & Supernatural, Personal Memoirs, Psychology, Techniques |
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