description: 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.
language: English
title: Maus
titlecomplete: Maus
characters: Vladek Spiegelman, Anja Spiegelman, Mala Spiegelman, Art Spiegelman
genres: Historical, Biography, Graphic Novels Comics, Comics, Holocaust, Nonfiction, War, History, Memoir, Graphic Novels
ratings_count: 320339
places: New York City, New York, Auschwitz, Poland
series: Maus
awards: awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: Letters Award, awardedAt: 568022400000
name: Prix du Festival d'Angoulême
category: Alfred du meilleur album étranger, awardedAt: 568022400000
name: Urhunden Prize
category: Foreign Album, awardedAt: 504950400000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Biography/Autobiography
publisher: Pantheon