Bibliograph

My friend Dahmer, a graphic novel

Type

Label

My friend Dahmer, a graphic novel

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Rated M

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

My friend Dahmer

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Sub title

a graphic novel

Summary

The bone-chilling graphic novel that inspired the major motion picture starring Ross Lynch as Jeffrey Dahmer. You only think you know this story. In 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer-the most notorious serial killer since Jack the Ripper-seared himself into the American consciousness. To the public, Dahmer was a monster who committed unthinkable atrocities. To Derf Backderf, "Jeff" was a much more complex figure: a high school friend with whom he had shared classrooms, hallways, and car rides. In My Friend Dahmer, a haunting and original graphic novel, writer-artist Backderf creates a surprisingly sympathetic portrait of a disturbed young man struggling against the morbid urges emanating from the deep recesses of his psyche-a shy kid, a teenage alcoholic, and a goofball who never quite fit in with his classmates. With profound insight, what emerges is a Jeffrey Dahmer that few ever really knew, and one readers will never forget

Target audience

adult

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