Maus I

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Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
Author: Spiegelman, Art
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Time Period: Modern Age
Time Frame: 1935-1945
Geographic Area: Europe
Country: Germany
Topics: World War II
Genre: Historical Fantasy, Fiction
Reading Age: Young Adult, Adult
Format: Graphic Novel
Published: 1986

Series:
Maus I
Maus II


World History > Modern Age > WWII

The first installment of the Pulitzer Prize-winning 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).

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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