Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic

by Alison Bechdel

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In this graphic memoir, Alison Bechdel charts her fraught relationship with her late father. Distant and exacting, Bruce Bechdel was an English teacher and director of the town funeral home, which Alison and her family referred to as the Fun Home.It was not until college that Alison, who had recently come out as a lesbian, discovered that her father was also gay. A few weeks after this revelation, he was dead, leaving a legacy of mystery for his daughter to resolve.

Book Details

ISBN13	9780618871711
ISBN10	0618871713
Series/Work	OL1835957W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher	Mariner Books
Pages	240
Language	EN-US
Created At	January 30, 2025
Updated At	April 18, 2025
Last OL update	January 18, 2025

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Biography Caricaturistas Cartoonists Closeted gays collectionID:bannedbooks collectionID:KellerChallenge collectionID:TexChallenge2021 collection:judy_grahn_award=winner Comic books, strips Comics & graphic novels, nonfiction, general Comiczeichnerin Family Relations Family relationships Graphic novels Homosexualität Homosexuality Lambda Literary Awards Lambda Literary Award Winner Lesbian cartoonists Lesbians

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