Maus I, My Father Bleeds History - Iridescent Reads for Aotearoa Bookwyrms

Paperback, 159 pages

English language

Published Nov. 7, 1986 by Pantheon books.

ISBN:: 9780394541556

(1 review)

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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Brian Plunkett reviewed Maus I, My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman

Maus I

4 stars

A tough but important work, and I'm glad that I finally read it. Unflinching is the adjective that keeps popping into my head when I think about the story. It was interesting to read this recent (2022) Atlantic article about the book and its continuing relevance.