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My Alcoholic Escape From Reality by Nagata Kabi

My Alcoholic Escape From Reality

Nagata Kabi

Seven Seas Entertainment · Paperback · May 11, 2021

An emotional new diary comic from the award-winning creator of My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness and My Solo Exchange Diary.

Lesbian Graphic NovelsGraphic Biography & MemoirAlcohol Addiction & Recoveryjapanese
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Who it’s for
A raw diary comic follows the uneasy work of facing reality after a breakdown.
Themes
Alcoholism, Pancreatitis and hospitalization, Recovery and returning to manga
Genres
Graphic Biography & Memoir, Alcohol Addiction & Recovery, Lesbian Graphic Novels

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An emotional new diary comic from the award-winning creator of My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness and My Solo Exchange Diary. Nagata Kabi’s downward spiral is getting out of control, and she can’t stop drinking to soothe the ache of reality. After suffering from unbearable stomach pains, she goes to a clinic, where she is diagnosed with pancreatitis—and is immediately hospitalized.

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A new chapter unfolds in Nagata Kabi’s life as she struggles to find her way back to reality and manga creation in the wake of her breakdown.

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A raw diary comic follows the uneasy work of facing reality after a breakdown.

Come here for

  • Personal, unvarnished memoir in comic form
  • A difficult reckoning with drinking and illness

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  • A serious, intimate account of hospitalization and its aftermath
  • A struggle to return to reality and manga creation

Where it sits

Graphic Biography & Memoir83%
Lesbian Graphic Novels49%
Alcohol Addiction & Recovery32%

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Publisher categories

  • Graphic Biography & Memoir
  • Contemporary Women Graphic Novels
  • LGBTQ+ Comics
Authors
Nagata Kabi
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Published
May 11, 2021
Format
Paperback
Theme
Alcoholism · Pancreatitis and hospitalization · Recovery and returning to manga
Reading lane
Graphic Biography & Memoir