Fun Home

Summary

Fun Home is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (909 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Fun Home authored Alison Bechdel^[3].
• Fun Home received the Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based Work^[4].
• Fun Home's instance of is recorded as literary work^[5].
• Fun Home was published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt^[6].
• Fun Home was published by Mariner Books^[7].
• Fun Home's genre is graphic novel^[8].
• Fun Home's genre is gay comics^[9].
• Fun Home's genre is autobiographical comics^[10].
• Fun Home was followed by Are You My Mother?^[11].
• Fun Home's language of work or name is recorded as English^[12].
• Fun Home's country of origin is recorded as United States^[13].
• Fun Home was published on June 8, 2006^[14].
• Fun Home began on 2006^[15].
• Fun Home's narrative location is recorded as Lock Haven^[16].
• Fun Home's main subject is sexual orientation^[17].
• Fun Home's main subject is gender role^[18].
• Fun Home's main subject is suicide^[19].
• Fun Home's main subject is psychological abuse^[20].
• Fun Home's main subject is dysfunctional family^[21].
• Fun Home's main subject is literature^[22].
• Fun Home's described by source is recorded as Vital Lines Drawn From Books: Difficult Feelings in Alison Bechdel'sFun HomeandAre You My Mother?^[23].
• Fun Home's described by source is recorded as Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic^[24].
• Fun Home's described by source is recorded as Autographic Disclosures and Genealogies of Desire in Alison Bechdel's Fun Home^[25].
• Fun Home's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Fun Home'}^[26].
• Fun Home's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Fun Home authored Alison Bechdel^[3]. Publishers include Houghton Mifflin Harcourt^[6] and Mariner Books^[7].

Publication

Fun Home was published on June 8, 2006^[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[12]. Genres include graphic novel^[8], gay comics^[9], and autobiographical comics^[10].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include sexual orientation^[17], gender role^[18], suicide^[19], psychological abuse^[20], dysfunctional family^[21], and literature^[22].

Reception

Fun Home received the Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based Work^[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Fun Home was followed by Are You My Mother?^[11].

Why It Matters

Fun Home ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (909 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

It has been cited as an influence by Mariko Tamaki^[30], a novelist^[31], b. 1975^[32], of Canada^[33], awarded the Eisner Award for Best Writer^[34], specialised in comics^[35].

FAQs

What awards did Fun Home receive?

Honors received include Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based Work^[4].

Who did Fun Home influence?

Fun Home has been cited as an influence by Mariko Tamaki^[30].