{"product_id":"sassy-cats-yamada-murasaki-9781770468979","title":"Sassy Cats","description":"\u003cb\u003eWith those piercing eyes and flicks of the tail, house cats observe domesticity poetically, and with sass\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Have you ever given birth before?\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Me..? No, not yet.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"When it happened to me for the first time, it wasn't just kittens that I birthed, but also me as a mother. So now, as I'm raising them, I am also raising myself as a mother... And it ain't no joke! So, no! I don't really have the luxury to think about things like whether my children are 'cute' or not.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese are the simple musings of a house cat, sprawled on a veranda in the sun, while birds flit and flutter by, as she nurses her most recent litter and chats with a curious yearling. But these are also the musings of Yamada Murasaki. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSassy Cats\u003c\/i\u003e was the pioneering manga artist's bold return to comics after a yearslong hiatus, during which time she gave birth to two girls. Engaging sensitively and poetically with domesticity, motherhood, and gender relations, Sassy Cats is the work of a master cartoonist, evident in the silky lines of these felines and the textural play at work on the page. \u003cbr\u003eOriginally serialized in the legendary alternative magazine Garo between 1979 and 1980, \u003ci\u003eSassy Cats\u003c\/i\u003e is translated by Ryan Holmberg and includes an essay by the cartoonist's daughter Yamada Yu about her mom, cats, and growing up with a cartoonist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yamada Murasaki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1770468978\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770468979\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Yamada Murasaki","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447389532415,"sku":"9781770468979","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1814885e-f883-4887-b42b-3160a85d46e3.jpg?v=1777230784","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sassy-cats-yamada-murasaki-9781770468979","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}