Cats of the Louvre
By (Author) Taiyo Matsumoto
Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
10th October 2019
17th October 2019
United States
General
Fiction
741.5
Hardback
432
Width 152mm, Height 219mm, Spine 36mm
968g
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 alivea world witnessed only by the small family of cats that lives in the attic. Until now
Translated by Tekkonkinkreet film director Michael Arias.
Taiyo Matsumoto is best known to English-reading audiences as the creator of Tekkonkinkreet, which in 2006 was made into an animated feature film of the same name, directed by Michael Arias. In 2007, Matsumoto was awarded a Japan Media Arts Festival Excellence Award, and in 2008 he won an Eisner Award for the English publication of Tekkonkinkreet.