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Talk to my back / Yamada Murasaki ; translated by Ryan Holmberg.

Yamada, Murasaki, 1948-2009 (author,, illustrator.). Holmberg, Ryan, (translator,, writer of added commentary.). Holmberg, Ryan. Container of (work): Life and art of Yamada Murasaki. (Added Author). Drawn & Quarterly (Firm), (publisher.).

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781770465633
  • ISBN: 1770465634
  • Physical Description: xl, 342 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: [Montreal, Quebec] : Drawn & Quarterly, 2022.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"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.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary, etc.:
"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.com.
Language Note:
Translated from the Japanese.

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Subject: Middle class > Japan > Comic books, strips, etc.
Mothers and daughters > Japan > Comic books, strips, etc.
Japan > Social life and customs > Comic books, strips, etc.
Genre: Graphic novels.
Comics (Graphic works)
Manga.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at GRPL.

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0 current holds with 1 total copy.

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500 . ‡aIncludes an essay "The life and art of Yamada Murasaki" by Ryan Holmberg.
504 . ‡aIncludes bibliographical references.
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