Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me: A Graphic Memoir

by Ellen Forney

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592407323
• ISBN13: 9781592407323
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Avery Publishing Group
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher