Maus I: A Survivor's Tale - Iridescent Reads for Aotearoa Bookwyrms

Paperback

Published by Random House Inc (P).

ISBN:: 9780679739746

(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.

Subjects

United States
Children of Holocaust survivors
Poland
Comic books, strips, etc
History: World
Biography
Holocaust survivors
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)