Murasaki, Yamada

Talk to My Back

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ISBN 13:: 9781770465633
author:: Murasaki, Yamada
format:: Paperback / softback
publisher:: Drawn and Quarterly
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2022
Pages:: 384
Dimensions:: 21.2 x 15.7 x 3.1 centimetres (0
Genre:: Fiction & Literature, Comics & Graphic Novels, Literary,
Condition:: New
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Talk to My Back by Yamada Murasaki is a powerful and poignant work of alt-manga that explores the complexities of marriage, motherhood, and identity. Set in an apartment complex on the outskirts of Tokyo, this groundbreaking series delves into the lives of a woman and her two daughters as they navigate the challenges of growing up and asserting their independence.

The story is marked by a deep sense of vulnerability and introspection, as the protagonist grapples with the compromises of marriage and motherhood. Through its frank and unflinching portrayal of domesticity and womanhood, Talk to My Back offers a searing critique of societal expectations and the false promises of eternal satisfaction within the nuclear family.

Translated by Eisner-nominated Ryan Holmberg, this influential work was first serialized in the magazine Garo in the early 1980s. A watershed moment in the development of literary manga, Talk to My Back remains a powerful and thought-provoking read today.

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