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Maus I: A Survivor's Tale

By Art Spiegelman

By Art Spiegelman

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Part of Pantheon Graphic Library

Paperback $16.95

Aug 12, 1986 | ISBN 9780394747231

Maus I: A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman
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Aug 12, 1986 | ISBN 9780394747231

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About Maus I: A Survivor’s Tale

The bestselling first installment of the graphic novel acclaimed as “the most affecting and successful narrative ever done about the Holocaust” (Wall Street Journal) and “the first masterpiece in comic book history” (The New Yorker) • PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • One of Variety’s “Banned and Challenged Books Everyone Should Read”

A brutally moving work of art—widely hailed as the greatest graphic novel ever written—Maus recounts the chilling experiences of the author’s father during the Holocaust, with Jews drawn as wide-eyed mice and Nazis as menacing cats.

Maus is a haunting tale within a tale, weaving the author’s account of his tortured relationship with his aging father into an astonishing retelling of one of history’s most unspeakable tragedies. It is an unforgettable story of survival and a disarming look at the legacy of trauma.

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About Art Spiegelman

ART SPIEGELMAN is one of the world’s most admired and beloved comic artists, best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning Holocaust narrative, Maus. Born in Stockholm in 1948, Spiegelman began studying cartooning in high school and drawing professionally at age sixteen…. More about Art Spiegelman

Product Details

Category: Graphic Novels & Manga | European World History | Biography & Memoir

Paperback | $16.95
Published by Pantheon
Aug 12, 1986 | 160 Pages | 6-3/8 x 9-1/8 | ISBN 9780394747231
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Praise

“Maus is a book that cannot be put down, truly, even to sleep. When two of the mice speak of love, you are moved, when they suffer, you weep. Slowly through this little tale comprised of suffering, humor and life’s daily trials, you are captivated by the language of an old Eastern European family, and drawn into the gentle and mesmerizing rhythm, and when you finish Maus, you are unhappy to have left that magical world.” —Umberto Eco

Awards

ALA Best Books for Young Adults WINNER

New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age WINNER

Pulitzer Prize WINNER 1992

Author Essay

The following pages are excerpted from Maus by Art Spiegelman. Copyright © 2005 by Art Spiegelman.Excerpted by permission of Pantheon, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

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