Cat’s Meow

Cat’s Meow by Chiaki Sakamoto is told in the voice of a cat: ‘Hey, I’ve woken up. I’m not sleepy at all. Play with me. If you don’t…I’ll take all your favorite things and rip them to shreds… I’ll help myself to the cat food,’ etc. It ends with the poignant words, ‘Listen to my heartbeat. I know you can hear it. My time will come much sooner than yours. So please, wake up.’” 20 pages. Paperback. 6″ x 6″. Comes with an English translation by Ottilia Tanaka. The translation is printed on a little folded piece of paper along with a description of the technique used to make the artwork. 50 Watts is a bookstore with a focus on visually-striking and unusual books from around the world — incredible art books and artists’ books, surreal picture books, graphic design icons, underground comics, risograph zines, Writers No One Reads, deep backlist finds, odd vintage arcana, and funky gift books, prints, and ephemera. Expect to find lots of publications from Japan and Europe.