| Title | : | The Complete Maus: A Survivors Tale (Pantheon Graphic Library) |
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| ISBN | : | 0679406417 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 0679406417 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover, Paperback, Multimedia CD |
| Number of Pages | : | 296 pages |
| Publication | : | Pantheon (November 19, 1996) |
The definitive edition of the 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) • PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • One of Variety’s “Banned and Challenged Books Everyone Should Read”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.
The Complete Maus: A Survivors Tale (Pantheon Graphic Library) Reviews
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Series Info/Source: This is the complete Maus graphic novel. I got a copy of this as a Christmas Gift. Thoughts: The dense writing style and heavy lined black and white artwork were a bit intimidating at first but once I got started reading the story I didn’t
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The Complete Maus is a graphic novel that tells two stories, one set in 1930s and 1940s Europe, and the other in roughly present day 1980s America, when and where the book was being written. The first story is one that breaks the fourth wall in that it’s the
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I bought this specifically as it had been banned recently as I tend to want to read what others do not want me to as a contrarian. It is a graphic novel so the tale is told in pictures as well as words which takes some work to read, and the subject matter is dark and the
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This book was banned in schools in Morgan County, Tennessee and announced on a Jewish Holiday. I wish I was kidding. What an atrocity. ALWAYS READ THE ONES THEY BAN. When the hierarchy fears knowledge, they try to destroy it or hide it. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this, Fahrenheit
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Just a fantastic read, uncomfortable at times, but, I mean, y'know, the source material is uncomfortable
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I LOVED EVERYTRHING IN THR BOOK!
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Maus is a graphic novel in two parts (you can get Maus I and Maus II separately or together as The Complete Maus). It is mostly about the author’s father’s time in the ghetto in Poland and then in Auschwitz. It is sometimes brutally honest in its portrayal of his father
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Everything was great from the placing of the order to shipping time. Product was in excellent condition.
