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
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
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