Taiyō Matsumoto's

Cats Of The Louvre

translated/adapted to English by Michael Arias

A surreal tale of the secret world of the cats of the Louvre, told by Eisner Award winner Taiyō 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…

Winner of the 2020 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia

Mortality, art and the art of living: Matsumoto quietly and compellingly explores these themes as the book progresses. Michael Arias, a longtime friend and collaborator of Matsumoto’s, perfectly captures the dreamlike ambiguity of Matsumoto’s storytelling, no small feat with translation.

— Kris Kosaka, Japan Times

Mangaka Taiyō Matsumoto is the creator of Tekkonkinkreet, which in 2006 was made into an award-winning animated feature film directed by Michael Arias.