The Complete Maus
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4.5
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Art Spiegelman
The definitive edition 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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Author
Art Spiegelman
Pages
296
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published Date
1996-11-19
ISBN
0679406417 9780679406419
Ratings
Google: 4.5
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"Heavy. I think this is such an important book that everyone should read it, especially now. "
WT
"Chilling "
Sandy Koch
"It was so real, it was such a great inside into what happened during the Holocaust from those who actually experienced it as a Jew. I enjoyed it so much "
Sa'Nijh Bunch [STUDENT]
"Very good read! Loved that it was like reading a comic !"
Alexandria Carr
"Yeah I’m a really big ww2 history buff"
Jared Meldrum
"A hard hitting book that I think everyone should read. I remember finding A copy of the first book in my dads storage and reading it when I was 10 and I found it incredibly eye opening. It sparked an interest in history I carry into adulthood."
SDmedia9 art
"There are many things I like about this novel but I should start with the reason why it didn't reach the 5 stars and that was because the images and dialogue sometimes was extremely crowded and it wasn't as aesthetically appealing to me in the beginning. <br/>This doesn't mean that, in itself, it is a bad story. Quite on the contrary, I surprinsingly found myself crying by the end of it. There is something about the straightforwardness of the story and the way Art has to clash against his father in order to provide us the slightest sliver of it that really makes you wonder whether you are really connected to your closed ones or if that actually does matter. <br/>Maus is indeed a story of the holocaust, but more than that, it becomes a story of war itself and how it destroys or forges us as human beings. Independently of what year and what political story lies behind."
Mari D
"The original Maus is excellent. Right now, im reading (and loving) The Boy in the Field."
C D
Carol Davidson
"Did not read"
D D
Deborah Davis
"Incredible work of art."
D B
Derek Boemler