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A Family Tragicomic

by Alison Bechdel (Author) (edit contributors)

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A fresh and brilliantly told memoir from a cult favorite comic artist, marked by gothic twists, a family funeral home, sexual angst, and great books. This breakout book by Alison Bechdel is a darkly funny family tale, pitch-perfectly illustrated with Bechdel's sweetly gothic drawings. Like... read more

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  • “I grew to resent the way my father treated his furniture like children, and his children like furniture.”
    Alison Bechdel

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LIKE MANY FATHERS, MINE COULD OCCASIONALLY BE PREVAILED ON FOR A SPOT OF "AIRPLANE."

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1. OLD FATHER, OLD ARTIFICER
2. A HAPPY DEATH
3. THAT OLD CATASTROPHE
4. IN THE SHADOW OF YOUNG GIRLS IN FLOWERS
5. THE CANARY-COLORED CARAVAN OF DEATH
6. THE IDEAL HUSBAND
7. THE ANTIHERO'S JOURNEY

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This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)

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  1. Alison Bechdel (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Mariner Books
Country: United States
Publication Date: June 5, 2006
ISBN: 978-0618871711
Page Count: 232

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  • Library of Congress: PN6727.B3757 Z46 2007
  • Dewey: 741.5973

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