Fun Home is a graphic memoir by cartoonist Alison Bechdel. It follows Alison through the early years of her life as she navigates her relationship with her closeted father, discovers her own sexuality, and grapples with her father’s supposed suicide. Told in a non-linear fashion, the book touches on the themes of gender identity, sexual orientation, dysfunctional households, suicide, and literature as a way of connecting to life.

A New York Times best-seller, Fun Home has been acclaimed for its discussion about the topic of intergenerational homosexuality and its innovative approach to the genres of both comics and memoirs. It was made into a Broadway musical in 2015.

Book Author

Alison Bechdel

Building

MEZ

Instructor

Lisa Moore

Instructor URL

https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/english/faculty/moorell

Department

English

Department URL

https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/english/

Room

B0.302