A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic

By Mariko Kikuchi

Book Overview

An artist's autobiographical manga about her father's alcoholism, which inspired a critically acclaimed live-action film.

In this diary-style manga, Mariko Kikuchi tells the painful story of her father's alcoholism, and her own journey through guilt and self-blame to understand her father's illness. She rejects the common belief that family members can and should be forgiven for anything they do, no matter how much harm they cause. This powerful, self-contained manga began as a web series that went viral, and went on to inspire a 2019 film in Japan. Now this groundbreaking work about the ripple effects of addiction will be released in English for the very first time.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1648275966
• ISBN13: 9781648275968
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Seven Seas
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.2"