Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History

art spiegelman

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.

Genres graphic novelscomicshistorynonfictionmemoirholocaustbiographyhistoricalwarclassics

159 pages, Hardcover

First published August 12,1986

Series

Maus

Literary awards

pulitzer prize, prix du festival dangoulême, urhunden prize, national book critics circle award,

Places

new york city new york, poland, auschwitz,

This edition

Format: 159 pages, Hardcover
Published: January 1, 1991 by Pantheon Books
ISBN: 9780394541556
ASIN: 0394541553
Language: English

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Vladek Spiegelman

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Anja Spiegelman

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Art Spiegelman

Art Spiegelman

Art Spiegelman (born Itzhak Avraham ben Zeev) is New-York-based comics artist, editor, and advocate for the medium of comics, best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning comic memoir, Maus....
Mala Spiegelman

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About the author

art spiegelman

Art Spiegelman (born Itzhak Avraham ben Zeev) is New-York-based comics artist, editor, and advocate for the medium of comics, best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning comic memoir, Maus.