Cats of the Louvre

Name: Cats of the Louvre
Brand: Viz Media
SKU: BV-9781974707089
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A surreal tale of the secret world of the cats of the Louvre, told by Eisner Award winner Taiyo Matsumoto. The world-renowned Louvre museum in Paris contains more than just the most famous works of art in history. At night, within its darkened galleries, an unseen and surreal world comes alive—a world witnessed only by the small family of cats that lives in the attic. Until now… Translated by Tekkonkinkreet film director Michael Arias. The world-renowned Louvre museum in Paris contains more than just the most famous works of art in history. At night, within its darkened galleries, an unseen and surreal world comes alive—a world witnessed only by the small family of cats that lives in the attic. Until now… Translated by Tekkonkinkreet film director Michael Arias.

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Title: Cats of the Louvre
Creators: Taiyō Matsumoto
Publisher: Viz Media
Format: Hardcover
Page Count: 432
Publication Year: 2019

Creator Dossier

Taiyo Matsumoto is a multiple Eisner Award-winning Japanese manga creator, widely revered for his highly idiosyncratic, surreal, and deeply expressive visual style. Straying from traditional mainstream manga aesthetics, Matsumoto's artwork is heavily influenced by European bande dessinée—utilizing loose, sketch-like linework, kinetic layouts, and unconventional perspectives. He is best known for his critically acclaimed masterpieces Tekkonkinkreet, Ping Pong, and the poignant, semi-autobiographical drama Sunny. For Cats of the Louvre—a prestige graphic novel officially commissioned by the Musée du Louvre in Paris—Matsumoto weaves a haunting, dreamlike fable about the secret feline inhabitants of the world-famous museum and the profound, almost supernatural connection between the artwork and the observer.

Volume Specifications

Language: English
Format: Hardcover
Page Count: 432
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