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Maus I & II Paperback Box Set

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Maus I & II Paperback Box Set by Art Spiegelman presents the experiences of his father, Vladek Spiegelman, a Jewish survivor of the Holocaust, during Nazi persecution in Europe. Through illustrated panels, the book tells the story of Vladek's experiences in wartime Poland and the Nazi concentration camps. It also explores Art's complicated relationship with his father and the lasting effects of the Holocaust on survivors and their children. The narrative uses mice to represent Jewish people and cats to represent Nazis. By combining family history, autobiography, and historical events, the work explores survival, suffering, memory, guilt, and intergenerational trauma.

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Series Title

Pantheon Graphic Library

Call Number

S

Publisher

New York, USA : Pantheon Books., 1993

Collation

2 volumes in a boxed set , illustrations : 24 cm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

9780679748403

Classification

Holocaust history

Content Type

text

Media Type

unmediated

Carrier Type

unspecified

Edition

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Subject(s)

Survival
Family relationships
Holocaust
Jewish people in Poland during World War II
Holocaust survivors
Vladek Spiegelman
Art Spiegelman
Father-son relationships
The legacy of trauma

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