Introduction The tragicomic Fun Home, by Alison Bechdel, is generally considered one of the most important pieces of the modern LGBTQ canon of literature. The graphic novel tells the story of Alison Bechdel’s attempt to find the truth about her father’s sexuality and what lead…
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by Alison Bechdel
Alison Bechdel
United States
English
Graphic novel, memoir
June 8, 2006 (Houghton Mifflin, hardcover); June 5, 2007 (Mariner Books, paperback)
Alison Bechdel, Bruce Bechdel, Helen Bechdel, Joan, Roy
The memoir follows the story of Alison Bechdel's life from being a young girl to being a young adult. She deals with her own lesbian sexuality, her father Bruce's suicide, and his secret homosexuality or bisexuality that he kept hidden.