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Cancer and the city

Cancer and the city

Graphic NovelsHealth
Pages
211
Published
2007
Language
French
Prose complexity
4/10

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EmotionalHopefulInformativeReflective
Survival

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Graphic Novels Health Memoir

About the author

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Cancer and the City a true story?

    This graphic memoir is based on the author Marisa Acocella Marchetto's personal experience with breast cancer, offering a firsthand account of her journey through diagnosis and treatment.

  • How does Cancer and the City relate to the author's other work?

    Marisa Acocella Marchetto is known for her work as a cartoonist for publications like The New Yorker, and this book showcases her distinctive artistic style and narrative voice applied to a deeply personal subject.