An account in words and pictures by phoebe gloeckner. The movie was written and directed by marielle heller who adapted it from phoebe gloeckners original 2002 book of prose and graphic art about her tumultuous teenage years. The 2015 film of the same name is based on the graphic novel, and written and directed by marielle heller. After the togetherness of the 60s faded into the hedonism of the 70s, gloeckner s protagonist minnie, a thinly veiled version of the author, finds herself growing up in san francisco. Gloeckner wrote about the experience in the diary of a teenage girl, which marielle heller adapted into a film. Gloeckners the diary of a teenage girl has faced strong scrutiny both as a book and as a critically acclaimed film.
Long before lena dunham brought her groundbreaking depiction of the sexual life of postcollege girls to hbo, phoebe gloeckner shocked audiences with her novel, diary of a teenage girl. The diary of a teenage girl, revised edition by phoebe. The diary of a teenage girl is based on phoebe gloeckners novel of the same name, hailed by salon as one of the most brutally honest, shocking, tender and beautiful portrayals of growing up female in america. See more ideas about novels, teen projects and comic face. Phoebe gloeckners the diary of a teenage girl stood out. As far as 1970s counterculture references are concerned, that glammedup paean to letting your freak flag fly couldnt be more apt. This was followed by her 2002 novel the diary of a teenage girl. She is the author of the critically acclaimed works a childs life and other stories and the diary of a teenage girl, as well as the illustrator of the annotated edition of. The book is an interesting read and i would overall recommend it to anyone who likes coming of age stories. In this unusual novel, artist and writer phoebe gloeckner presents a pivotal year in a girls life, recounted in diary pages and illustrations, with full narrative sequences in comics formmore. I havent read much throughout the past month, but i am about half way through the diary of a teenage girl by phoebe gloeckner. Acclaimed cartoonist and author phoebe gloeckner serves up a deft blend of visual and verbal narrative in her complex presentation of a pivotal year in a girl s life, recounted in diary pages and illustrations, with full narrative sequences in comics form.
Its style is present and visceral because its written as diary entries and as the drawings. In 2015, cbldf was involved in a confidential challenge against the graphic novel over its sexual content, and our efforts kept the book on shelves. Phoebe gloeckners diary of a teenage girl is an account in words and pictures of minnie. The diary of a teenage girl offers a searing comment on adult society as seen though the eyes of a young woman on the verge of joining it. Jan 22, 2015 phoebe gloeckner talks about the first time she saw the stageversion of her novel, diary of a teenage girl, soon to be a feature length film. Acclaimed cartoonist and author phoebe gloeckner serves up a deft blend of visual and verbal narrative in her complex presentationof a pivotal year in a girls life, recounted in diary pages and illustrations, with full narrative sequences in comics form. It stars bel powley as a 15yearold girl who becomes sexually active by starting a relationship with her mothers boyfriend. Illustrations of a typical 1970s girls worlda bedroom strewn with clothes and records, doodles of french vocab words, and sketches of candysit alongside an adolescent girl shooting meth. Phoebe gloeckners comics first appeared in underground publications when she was in her teens. Phoebe gloeckner wrote a graphic novel 12 years ago called the diary of a teenage girl.
Phoebe gloeckners diary of a teenage girl is a frank look at. Absolutely not to be confused with the series of christian ya books of the same name, gloeckners autobiographical diary an unapologetic. Jan 22, 2015 um stamps professor phoebe gloeckner talks about the process of making art and being courageous an unflinching coming of age story of a young girl s experiences with sex, drugs, and neglect, in. The diary of a teenage girl phoebe gloeckner x marielle. Diary of a teenage girl signed gloeckner, phoebe on. Jul 22, 2015 phoebe gloeckner s comics first appeared in underground publications when she was in her teens. Diary also derives its power from the shock of recognition. Acclaimed cartoonist and author phoebe gloeckner serves up a deft blend of visual and verbal narrative in her complex presentation of a pivotal year in a girls life, recounted in diary pages and illustrations, with full narrative sequences in comics form. Jul 24, 2015 phoebe gloeckner s comics first appeared in underground publications when she was in her teens. The diary of a teenage girl is an adaptation of phoebe gloeckners book about an unsupervised 15yearold drifting through the druggy, polysexual bay area of the 1970s. Um stamps professor phoebe gloeckner talks about the process of making art and being courageous an unflinching coming of age story of a young. An unflinching coming of age story of a young girl s. The book is an interesting read and i would overall recommend it to anyone who likes coming.
Phoebe gloeckners diary of a teenage girl is an account in words and pictures of minnie, a fifteenyearold who is having an affair with monroe, a 35yearold man who is also her mothers lover. More affecting are the casual teenage doodlings and. The diary of a teenage girl phoebe gloeckner x marielle heller x. Drawn from life phoebe gloeckners diary of a teenage girl. The recipient of an inkpot award 2000 and a guggenheim fellowship 2008, gloeckner. When she was 15, phoebe gloeckner lost her virginity to her mothers boyfriend. She is the author of the critically acclaimed works a childs life and other stories and the diary of a teenage girl, as well as the illustrator of the annotated edition of j. An account in words and pictures, which revisited the troubled life of the young character usually referred to as minnie goetze previously featured in some of her comics, this time in an unusual combination of prose, illustration, and short comics scenes. Gloeckners diary of a teenage girl is a startling portrait of a young girl caught between childhood and adulthood during the death throes of the sexual revolution. The diary of a teenage girl, revised edition first released in 2002, this provocative, critically acclaimed novel is now a major motion picture starring bel powley, kristen wiig, and alexander skarsg rd. The diary of a teenage girl explores bisexuality afterellen.
Phoebe gloeckner teaches interactive books and illustration at the. An unflinching coming of age story of a young girls. The diary of a teenage girl npr coverage of the diary of a teenage girl. Flipping through the pages of phoebe gloeckners 2002 graphic novel, the diary of a teenage girl, youll find a juxtaposition of damaging comingofage experiences with innocent relics of girlhood. Writerdirector marielle heller unlocks this diary with a richly comedic and deeply personal vision. Aug 18, 2015 the diary of a teenage girl by phoebe gloeckner, frog books of north atlantic books, first published in 2002. In 2015 marielle heller has directed a movie on the diary of teenage girl, besides this in the year 2002 the great novelist phoebe gloeckner has written graphic novel with the inspiration of the series named as the diary of teenage girl, an account in words and picture.
This edition has been updated by the author with an introduction reflecting on the books critical reception and value as diary or novel, historical document or work of art. The diary of a teenage girl is a 2015 american comedydrama film written and directed by marielle heller, based on the hybrid novel of the same name by phoebe gloeckner. Its highly autobiographical if you want to compare the book to my life at that time. The diary of a teenage girl a fine adaptation of phoebe gloeckners autobiographical novel about a sexually precocious 1970s adolescence. Based on her own diaries growing up as a teenager in san francisco in the 1970s, diary tells the unflinching story of a young girls initiation into sex and drugs, beginning with an affair with her mothers. Meet phoebe gloeckner, author of the diary of a teenage girl. Her book, the diary of a teenage girl 2002, was praised as one of the most brutally honest, shocking, tender, beautiful portrayals of growing up female in america. An account in words and pictures phoebe gloeckner, author. Phoebe gloeckners raging hormones at 3ld the new york times. The diary of a teenage girl by phoebe gloeckner, frog books of north atlantic books, first published in 2002. First released in, this provocative, critically acclaimed novel is now a major motion picture starring bel powley, kristen wiig, and. It is notable for its hybrid form, composed of both prose and comics passages, each contributing to the narrative. The diary of a teena ge girl is a play in oneact by marielle heller based on the novel of the same name by phoebe gloeckner. The diary of a teenage girl literary arts blogspace.
Phoebe gloeckner illustrator of the atrocity exhibition. Apr 08, 2020 the diary of a teenage girl i havent read much throughout the past month, but i am about half way through the diary of a teenage girl by phoebe gloeckner. Minor spoilers marielle hellers the diary of a teenage girl is one of the best depictions of teenage girl sexuality thats ever been on screen. The diary of a teenage girl is based on phoebe gloeckner s novel of the same name, hailed by salon as one of the most brutally honest, shocking, tender and beautiful portrayals of growing up female in america. Apr 01, 2010 the diary of a teenage girl is an adaptation of phoebe gloeckners book about an unsupervised 15yearold drifting through the druggy, polysexual bay area of the 1970s. Gloeckner s diary of a teenage girl is a startling portrait of a young girl caught between childhood and adulthood during the death throes of the sexual revolution. First released in 2002, this provocative, critically acclaimed novel is now a major motion picture starring bel powley, kristen wiig, and.
Writerdirector marielle heller unlocks this diary with. Its now a movie starring kristen wiig, and it came out this weekend. Based on phoebe gloeckners graphic novel of the same name, bel powley stars as minnie, a 15yearold aspiring comic book artist who lives with her mom, charlotte kristen wiig, and younger halfsister in 1970s san francisco. An account in words and pictures phoebe gloeckner isbn.
Like the book on which its based, the movie version of the diary of a teenage girl contains a scene at a midnight screening of the rocky horror picture show. Phoebe gloeckner talks about the first time she saw the stageversion of her novel, diary of a teenage girl, soon to be a feature length film. Jul 24, 2017 phoebe gloeckners the diary of a teenage girl stood out. Jul 21, 2015 116 of over 50,000 results for diary of a teenage girl book.
Minnie goetze, the 15yearold heroine of the diary of a teenage girl, is a wouldbe cartoonist who, despite her first name, is closer in lusty spirit and scratchy pen to robert crumb than. This book is a mildly fictionalized version of gloeckners real life. First published in 2002, the book has been called autobiography or semiautobiography. Ive wanted to see this movie and read the book since i heard a podcast about it on the diane rehm show back in the fall. Aug, 2015 when she was 15, phoebe gloeckner lost her virginity to her mothers boyfriend. Marielle heller, based on the novel by phoebe gloeckner. Its the tale of a 15yearold girl who becomes sexually involved with her mothers boyfriend, which causes a downward. So begins the wrenching diary of minnie goetze, a fifteenyearold girl longing for love and acceptance and struggling with her own precocious sexuality.
Phoebe gloeckner on reopening the diary of a teenage girl. The diary of a teenage girl by phoebe gloeckner this book is kind of a downer, but at the same time, it made me feel grateful. Phoebe gloeckner s comics first appeared in underground publications when she was in her teens. Bookslut diary of a teenage girl by phoebe gloeckner. This edition has been updated by the author with an introduction reflecting on the books critical reception and value as. Phoebe gloeckner is the author of the diary of a teenage girl 3. The diary of a teenage girl, revised edition by phoebe gloeckner. First released in, this provocative, critically acclaimed novel is now a major motion picture starring bel powley, kristen wiig, and alexander skarsgard. Isbn 9781883319717 oclc 440624684 revised edition, 2000.
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