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With those piercing eyes and flicks of the tail, house cats observe domesticity poetically, and with sass...
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With those piercing eyes and flicks of the tail, house cats observe domesticity poetically, and with sass "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." These 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. While Yamada's books Talk To My Back and Second Hand Love engaged candidly with the trials of marriage, motherhood, and romance, Sassy Cats pads around similar terrain with the poetry of soft, feline paws. Originally serialized from 1979 to 1980 in the legendary alternative magazine Garo, Sassy Cats is 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.
Author: Yamada Murasaki
Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly
Published: 11/03/2026
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.30h x 6.10w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781770468979
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 11/02/2026
Booklist 11/01/2026
About the Author
Yamada Murasaki (1948-2009) debuted as a cartoonist in 1969. Informed by her upbringing--she was raised mainly by her grandmother--and a background in design and poetry, Yamada's early work was unique in form and content, offering realistic portraits of young women negotiating complicated family situations and the passage to adulthood. In the late '70s, after having a family of her own, her work shifted to young mothers negotiating children, husbands, and the balance between social responsibilities as a housewife and self-respect as a woman. Yamada published manga in practically every issue of Garo from 1978 to 1986, and is considered the first cartoonist to use the artistic freedoms of alternative manga to explore motherhood and domesticity with an unromantic eye. She is the cartoonist of Talk to My Back and Second Hand Love.
Author: Yamada Murasaki
Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly
Published: 11/03/2026
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.30h x 6.10w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781770468979
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 11/02/2026
Booklist 11/01/2026
About the Author
Yamada Murasaki (1948-2009) debuted as a cartoonist in 1969. Informed by her upbringing--she was raised mainly by her grandmother--and a background in design and poetry, Yamada's early work was unique in form and content, offering realistic portraits of young women negotiating complicated family situations and the passage to adulthood. In the late '70s, after having a family of her own, her work shifted to young mothers negotiating children, husbands, and the balance between social responsibilities as a housewife and self-respect as a woman. Yamada published manga in practically every issue of Garo from 1978 to 1986, and is considered the first cartoonist to use the artistic freedoms of alternative manga to explore motherhood and domesticity with an unromantic eye. She is the cartoonist of Talk to My Back and Second Hand Love.
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