Epileptic
(Graphic Novel)
Author
Published
New York : Pantheon Books, [2005].
Status
Central - Adult Graphic Novel
GRAPH 616.853 B
1 available
GRAPH 616.853 B
1 available
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Published
New York : Pantheon Books, [2005].
Format
Graphic Novel
Physical Desc
361 pages : chiefly ; 23 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"Originally published in France in six volumes as L'ascension du haut-mal, by L'Association, Paris, 1996-2004. Volumes 1, 2, and 3 were or[i]ginally published in a single volume in English as Epileptic 1, by L'Association, Paris, in 2002"--Title page verso.
Description
David B. spent an idyllic early childhood in a small town near Orléans, France, but the family's life changed abruptly when his big brother Jean-Christophe was struck with epilepsy at age eleven. In search of a cure, their parents dragged the family to acupuncturists and magnetic therapists, to mediums and macrobiotic communes, but every new cure ended in disappointment. Angry at his brother for "abandoning" him and at all the quacks who offered them false hope, the author learned to cope by drawing fantastically elaborate battle scenes, creating images that provide a window into his interior life, as well as reliving his grandfathers' experiences in both World Wars through flashbacks. An honest and horrifying portrait of the disease and of the pain and fear it sowed in the family, this graphic autobiography is also a moving depiction of one family's intricate history.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
B., D. (2005). Epileptic (First Amer. edition.). Pantheon Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)B., David, 1959-. 2005. Epileptic. Pantheon Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)B., David, 1959-. Epileptic Pantheon Books, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)B., David. Epileptic First Amer. edition., Pantheon Books, 2005.
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