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Used by permission of gotham books, an imprint of penguin. A lifelong cartoonist, she collaborated with sherman alexie on national book awardwinning the absolutely true diary of a parttime indian, and created eisner awardnominated comic books i love led zeppelin and monkey food. Cartoonist ellen forney explores the relationship between crazy and creative in this graphic memoir of her bipolar disorder, woven with. Its about her experience being treated for bipolar disorder aka manic depression. Ellen s work has always been hilarious and sharp, but marbles has an emotional resonance that shows new depth as an artist and a writer. Mania, depression, michelangelo and me has sparked in me a renewed insight, understanding, and empathy. Marbles, ellen forneys book, is actually at once a memoir of a woman who happens to be bisexual, and her story of coming to terms with and recovering from. Flagrantly manic and terrified that medications would impair her creativity. Ellen forney is an american cartoonist, so her memoir is told through pictures, though there are often a lot of. Its a hilarious memoir about mental illness, yes, but its also an.
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