Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
by: Art Spiegelman
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Some historical events simply beggar any attempt atdescription--the Holocaust is one of these. Therefore, as it recedesand the people able to bear witness die, it becomes more and moreessential that novel, vigorous methods are used to describe theindescribable. Examined in these terms, Art Spiegelman's Mausis a tremendous achievement, from a historical perspective as well asan artistic one.
Spiegelman, a stalwart of the underground comics scene of the 1960sand '70s, interviewed his father, Vladek, a Holocaust survivor livingoutside New York City, about his experiences. The artist then deftlytranslated that story into a graphic novel. By portraying a true storyof the Holocaust in comic form--the Jews are mice, the Germans cats,the Poles pigs, the French frogs, and the Americans dogs--Spiegelmancompels the reader to imagine the action, to fill in the blanksthat are so often shied away from. Reading Maus, you are forcedto examine the Holocaust anew.
This is neither easy nor pleasant. However, Vladek Spiegelman and hiswife Anna are resourceful heroes, and enough acts of kindness anddecency appear in the tale to spur the reader onward (we also knowthat the protagonists survive, else reading would be toopainful). This first volume introduces Vladek as a happy young man onthe make in pre-war Poland. With outside events growing ever moreominous, we watch his marriage to Anna, his enlistment in the Polisharmy after the outbreak of hostilities, his and Anna's life in theghetto, and then their flight into hiding as the Final Solution is putinto effect. The ending is stark and terrible, but the worst is yet tocome--in the secondvolume of this PulitzerPrize-winning set. --Michael Gerber
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A story of a Jewish survivor of Hitler's Europe and his son, a cartoonist who tries to come to terms with his father's story and history itself.
Some historical events simply beggar any attempt atdescription--the Holocaust is one of these. Therefore, as it recedesand the people able to bear witness die, it becomes more and moreessential that novel, vigorous methods are used to describe theindescribable. Examined in these terms, Art Spiegelman's Mausis a tremendous achievement, from a historical perspective as well asan artistic one.
Spiegelman, a stalwart of the underground comics scene of the 1960sand '70s, interviewed his father, Vladek, a Holocaust survivor livingoutside New York City, about his experiences. The artist then deftlytranslated that story into a graphic novel. By portraying a true storyof the Holocaust in comic form--the Jews are mice, the Germans cats,the Poles pigs, the French frogs, and the Americans dogs--Spiegelmancompels the reader to imagine the action, to fill in the blanksthat are so often shied away from. Reading Maus, you are forcedto examine the Holocaust anew.
This is neither easy nor pleasant. However, Vladek Spiegelman and hiswife Anna are resourceful heroes, and enough acts of kindness anddecency appear in the tale to spur the reader onward (we also knowthat the protagonists survive, else reading would be toopainful). This first volume introduces Vladek as a happy young man onthe make in pre-war Poland. With outside events growing ever moreominous, we watch his marriage to Anna, his enlistment in the Polisharmy after the outbreak of hostilities, his and Anna's life in theghetto, and then their flight into hiding as the Final Solution is putinto effect. The ending is stark and terrible, but the worst is yet tocome--in the secondvolume of this PulitzerPrize-winning set. --Michael Gerber
Product Description:
A story of a Jewish survivor of Hitler's Europe and his son, a cartoonist who tries to come to terms with his father's story and history itself.
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- Maus1 A survivor's Tale
The book was in excellent condition, it took a bit longer to gey here than I thought it would, but it's great condition makes up for that.
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- Highly recommended but some negatives.
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History was my first ever read of a graphic novel and still remains, along with its sequel, the only graphic novel I've read. This sort of thing doesn't interest me, but if it happens to be related with true history, then I am all for it. This time, it is about the Holocaust, a subject that has been widely published for many years and is a common knowledge among educated persons. What makes Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History so unique is ... Read More
Rating: - A Creative Look at Pain
The story of Maus is an amalgam of one author's troubled relationship with his father, the recounting of the author's father's horrendous experience of living through Nazi occupied Poland during World War II, and the author's struggle to write his father's story.The story begins with Art visiting his father after not seeing him for a few years.The reader is quickly informed that Art's mother committed suicide when he was younger, which adds to the complication of Art's relationship with his ... Read More
Rating: - Maus
A moving story that is a wonderful mesh of literature and graphic art. 'Maus' recounts the story of an Auschwitz survivor, presenting it in a very unique way with the Jews as mice and the Nazi's as cats (Poles, English and American are also different animals).
Well worth the read, accessible to various age levels.
Rating: - Maus: An Educational Tool and a Great Read
As an educator, I find this graphic novel incredibly useful both as a tool to help my students comprehend the atrocities of the Holocaust and as a hook to encourage reading outside the classroom. This tale of Vladek Spiegelman, told through the artistic renderings of his son Art, provides a gripping and tragic allegory in which animals are used to represent the different groups involved. The Jews are drawn as mice, the Nazis cats, the Poles pigs, and the Americans dogs. The potential symbolism of this ... Read More
- Maus1 A survivor's TaleThe book was in excellent condition, it took a bit longer to gey here than I thought it would, but it's great condition makes up for that.
- Highly recommended but some negatives.Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History was my first ever read of a graphic novel and still remains, along with its sequel, the only graphic novel I've read. This sort of thing doesn't interest me, but if it happens to be related with true history, then I am all for it. This time, it is about the Holocaust, a subject that has been widely published for many years and is a common knowledge among educated persons. What makes Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History so unique is ... Read More
- A Creative Look at PainThe story of Maus is an amalgam of one author's troubled relationship with his father, the recounting of the author's father's horrendous experience of living through Nazi occupied Poland during World War II, and the author's struggle to write his father's story.The story begins with Art visiting his father after not seeing him for a few years.The reader is quickly informed that Art's mother committed suicide when he was younger, which adds to the complication of Art's relationship with his ... Read More
- MausA moving story that is a wonderful mesh of literature and graphic art. 'Maus' recounts the story of an Auschwitz survivor, presenting it in a very unique way with the Jews as mice and the Nazi's as cats (Poles, English and American are also different animals).
Well worth the read, accessible to various age levels.
- Maus: An Educational Tool and a Great ReadAs an educator, I find this graphic novel incredibly useful both as a tool to help my students comprehend the atrocities of the Holocaust and as a hook to encourage reading outside the classroom. This tale of Vladek Spiegelman, told through the artistic renderings of his son Art, provides a gripping and tragic allegory in which animals are used to represent the different groups involved. The Jews are drawn as mice, the Nazis cats, the Poles pigs, and the Americans dogs. The potential symbolism of this ... Read More
