| The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale Contributor(s): Spiegelman, Art (Author) |
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ISBN: 0679406417 ISBN-13: 9780679406419 Publisher: Pantheon Books OUR PRICE: $31.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 1996 Annotation: It is the story of Vladek Speigelman, a Jewish survivor of Hitler's Europe, and his son, a cartoonist coming to terms with his father's story. Maus approaches the unspeakable through the diminutive. Its form, the cartoon (the Nazis are cats, the Jews mice), shocks us out of any lingering sense of familiarity. Maus is a haunting tale within a tale. Vladek's harrowing story of survival is woven into the author's account of his tortured relationship with his aging father. Against the backdrop of guilt brought by survival, they stage a normal life of small arguments and unhappy visits. This astonishing retelling of our century's grisliest news is a story of survival, not only of Vladek but of the children who survive even the survivors. Maus studies the bloody pawprints of history and tracks its meaning for all of us. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Comics & Graphic Novels | Nonfiction - General - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 96032796 |
| Series: Pantheon Graphic Library |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.8" W x 9.2" (1.94 lbs) 296 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Holocaust - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: THE DEFINITIVE EDITION: 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. |