{"product_id":"sassy-cats","title":"Sassy Cats","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Yamada Murasaki. Published by Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoftcover, 160 pages, B\u0026amp;W and Colour, 1979-1980 (2026 printing)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003e“My first time, it wasn’t just kittens that I birthed, but also me as a mother. So, in raising them, I’m also raising myself…and both are serious business, let me tell you.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are the simple musings of a house cat, sprawled on a veranda in the sun, while birds flit and flutter by. These are also the personal reflections of cartoonist Yamada Murasaki.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile Yamada’s books\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTalk To My Back\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSecond Hand Love\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eengaged candidly with the trials of marriage, motherhood, and romance,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSassy Cats\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epads around similar terrain with the poetry of soft, feline paws.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally serialized from 1979 to 1980 in the legendary alternative magazine\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGaro\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSassy Cats\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a classic of both feminist manga and Japanese cat literature. This English edition is translated by Ryan Holmberg and includes an essay by the artist’s daughter Yamada Yu about her mom, cats, and growing up with a single-mother cartoonist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Yamada Murasaki\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“This groundbreaking alternative manga moves with a spare poetry through daily routines and moments of solitude.” —James Smart, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Concise, elegant, and deceptively simple.”—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnder the Radar\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“A revelation.”—Rachel Cooke, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Drawn \u0026 Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64337536844106,"sku":"sassycats","price":22.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8894\/4822\/files\/IMG_2791.jpg?v=1794397095","url":"https:\/\/littledeercomics.ie\/products\/sassy-cats","provider":"Little Deer Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}