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Maus : a survivor's tale

Author

Spiegelman, Art author, illustrator.

Title

Maus : a survivor's tale / Art Spiegelman.

Format

Book

Edition

First edition.

Published

New York : Pantheon Books, [1997]

Description

295 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Cover title

Complete Maus

Notes

Previously published in 1986 as separate titles.

Contents

• 1. My father bleeds history
• 2. And here my troubles began.

• My father bleeds history: Sheik ; Honeymoon ; Prisoner of war ; Noose tightens ; Mouse holes ; Mouse trap
• And here my troubles began: Mauschwitz ; Auschwitz (time flies) ; ... and here my troubles began ... ; Saved ; Second honeymoon.

Summary

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.

Awards

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize.

Subject headings

Spiegelman, Vladek--Comic books, strips, etc. Spiegelman, Art--Comic books, strips, etc. Holocaust survivors--United States--Biography--Comic books, strips, etc. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Biography--Comic books, strips, etc. Children of Holocaust survivors--United States--Biography--Comic books, strips, etc.

Genre heading

Graphic novels. Biographical comics. Autobiographical comics.

ISBN

0679406417 9780679406419