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Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me
Gotham Books
November 2012
On Sale: November 6, 2012
256 pages
ISBN: 1592407323
EAN: 9781592407323
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Non-Fiction Memoir | Graphic Novel
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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