Talk to My Back
[Montreal, Quebec] : Drawn & Quarterly, 2022, ©2022.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: xl, 342 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
"Set in an apartment complex on the outskirts of Tokyo, Murasaki Yamada's Talk to My Back (1981-84) explores the fraying of Japan's suburban middle-class dreams through a woman's relationship with her two daughters as they mature and assert their independence, and with her husband, who works late and sees his wife as little more than a domestic servant."--Amazon.
Series: Talk to my back
Other Authors:
Holmberg, Ryan, translator, writer of added commentary.
Container of (work): Holmberg, Ryan. Life and art of Yamada Murasaki.
Drawn & Quarterly (Firm), publisher.
Holmberg, Ryan, translator, writer of added commentary.
Container of (work): Holmberg, Ryan. Life and art of Yamada Murasaki.
Drawn & Quarterly (Firm), publisher.
Subjects:
Middle class -- Japan -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Mothers and daughters -- Japan -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Graphic novels.
Japan -- Social life and customs -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Middle class -- Japan -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Mothers and daughters -- Japan -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Graphic novels.
Japan -- Social life and customs -- Comic books, strips, etc.
ISBN:
9781770465633
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
GN MANGA Talk | Main (Downtown) | Second Level, Manga | In |
"This book is presented in the traditional Japanese manner and is meant to be read from right to left. The cover at the opposite end is considered the front. To begin reading the manga, please flip the book over and start at the other end. For the historical essay, turn this page and read from left to right"-- page [i].
Includes an essay "The life and art of Yamada Murasaki" by Ryan Holmberg.
Includes bibliographical references.
Translated from the Japanese.
Includes an essay "The life and art of Yamada Murasaki" by Ryan Holmberg.
Includes bibliographical references.
Translated from the Japanese.