Importance of Being Oscar

By Thom Ross

A very special cat, clever quotes from Oscar Wilde and finely crafted woodcuts make this one of the most interesting cat books to be found anywhere. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155591098X
• ISBN13: 9781555910983
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.5" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

A Perfect Cat with Perfect Quotes

Love this book! I found it in a museum store and fell in love and bought it immediately. Oscar is a cat who brings to life quotes from another favorite Oscar. You'll surely find some favorite pages and smile.

Tales of Days Gone by: Woodcuts by Naoko Matsubara

These engaging tales are well translated and are a good introduction to Japanese folk literature. The spectacular treat of this book is the illustration. Naoko Matsubara is a brilliant woodblock artist. Her powerful pictures breathe authenticity into the not quite believeable, miraculous tales. Her powerful lines and radiant colors illuminate the stories carrying them into a transendient sphere .

Wonderful gift for catlovers, wits and philosophers

This book has truly charming (not "cute," but very cat-like) line drawings of a cat, accompanied by quotations from Oscar Wilde that are very apposite for a cat. It's a perfect gift for occasions when you don't want JUST a card, but a full-scale book or other present is too much. I've probably given away 10 copies in the past few years, and can think of another 10 possible recipients. (Plus, it's fun to have around for yourself)