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The Resource Fun home : a family tragicomic, Alison Bechdel

Fun home : a family tragicomic, Alison Bechdel

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Artist
Summary
"A memoir done in the form of a graphic novel by a cult favorite comic artist offers a darkly funny family portrait that details her relationship with her father--a funeral home director, high school English teacher, and closeted homosexual."--From publisher description
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First Mariner Books edition.
Extent
232 pages
Note
"Fun Home" Now a Broadway Musical--Cover
Isbn
9780618871711
Instance
Label
Fun home : a family tragicomic
Title
Fun home
Title remainder
a family tragicomic
Statement of responsibility
Alison Bechdel
Title variation
Family tragicomic
Creator
Artist
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"A memoir done in the form of a graphic novel by a cult favorite comic artist offers a darkly funny family portrait that details her relationship with her father--a funeral home director, high school English teacher, and closeted homosexual."--From publisher description
Summary
An unusual memoir done in the form of a graphic novel by a cult favorite comic artist offers a darkly funny family portrait that details her relationship with her father, a historic preservation expert dedicated to restoring the family's Victorian home, funeral home director, high-school English teacher, and closeted homosexual
Tone
Writing style
Character
Illustration
Award
  • ALA Notable Book, 2007.
  • Eisner Awards, Best Reality-Based Work, 2007.
  • Lambda Literary Award for Biography/Autobiography, 2006.
  • New York Times Notable Book, 2006
  • Rainbow List, 2008.
Awards note
American Library Association Stonewall Book Awards, Israel Fish Nonfiction award, 2007.
Biography type
autobiography
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
143477
Cataloging source
DLC
Dewey number
741.5/973
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
comics graphic novels
http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
True
Target audience
adult
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
a family tragicomic
Label
Fun home : a family tragicomic, Alison Bechdel
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Note
"Fun Home" Now a Broadway Musical--Cover
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • still image
  • text
Content type code
  • sti
  • txt
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First Mariner Books edition.
Extent
232 pages
Isbn
9780618871711
Lccn
2005030304
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Other physical details
chiefly color illustrations
Label
Fun home : a family tragicomic, Alison Bechdel
Publication
Copyright
Note
"Fun Home" Now a Broadway Musical--Cover
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • still image
  • text
Content type code
  • sti
  • txt
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First Mariner Books edition.
Extent
232 pages
Isbn
9780618871711
Lccn
2005030304
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Other physical details
chiefly color illustrations

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