Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me: A Graphic Memoir Paperback - 2012
by Ellen Forney
Summary
Cartoonist Ellen Forney explores the relationship between “crazy” and “creative” in this graphic memoir of her bipolar disorder, woven with stories of famous bipolar artists and writers.
Shortly before her thirtieth birthday, Forney was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Flagrantly manic and terrified that medications would cause her to lose creativity, she began a years-long struggle to find mental stability while retaining her passions and creativity.
Searching to make sense of the popular concept of the crazy artist, she finds inspiration from the lives and work of other artists and writers who suffered from mood disorders, including Vincent van Gogh, Georgia O’Keeffe, William Styron, and Sylvia Plath. She also researches the clinical aspects of bipolar disorder, including the strengths and limitations of various treatments and medications, and what studies tell us about the conundrum of attempting to “cure” an otherwise brilliant mind.
Darkly funny and intensely personal, Forney’s memoir provides a visceral glimpse into the effects of a mood disorder on an artist’s work, as she shares her own story through bold black-and-white images and evocative prose.
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- Title Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me: A Graphic Memoir
- Author Ellen Forney
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 256
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Avery Publishing Group, New York, NY
- Date 2012-11-06
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated
- ISBN 9781592407323 / 1592407323
- Weight 1.15 lbs (0.52 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.88 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 2.24 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Graphic novels, Manic-depressive illness
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012014588
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Citations
- Booklist, 12/15/2012, Page 36
- Entertainment Weekly, 11/09/2012, Page 104
- Kirkus Best Nonfiction, 12/01/2012, Page 14
- Kirkus Reviews, 09/01/2012, Page 0
- Library Journal, 03/01/2013, Page 64
- New York Times Book Review, 12/16/2012, Page 25
- Publishers Weekly, 07/09/2012, Page 46
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