The Complete Maus

A Survivor's Tale

by Art Spiegelman

Hardcover, 296 pages

English language

Published Nov. 19, 1996 by Pantheon.

ISBN:: 9780679406419

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(54 reviews)

6 editions

John Hex Carter reviewed The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman

MAUS

5 stars

I first received a copy of MAUS in high school back in the 90s. My mom knew I liked comics and I guess she heard this was good or something. She doesn't even remember giving me it, but it legitimately changed my view of what could be done with comics as a medium.

That said, it's an incredibly personal look into one man grappling with his father's history with the Holocaust, his relationship with both that and his own father, and the imperfections found everywhere in those wrought relationships. Smarter folks than I have commented on how it doesn't take a nationalistic/Zionistic approach to the Holocaust that most stories on the subject matter. I consider it a required reading.

Duckus reviewed The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman

Great for examining complex issues and critical reflection in visual forms

5 stars

Spiegelman is on record saying he doesn’t like Maus being used to teach about Holocaust, but honestly I can’t think of many better texts for it. He prefers Maus being used to discuss relationships, and I’m just thinking “por que no los dos?”

In this novel the author shows his father’s story of survival through the holocaust, and the long term impact on his physical and mental health. He delves into the intergenerational trauma associated with survivor’s families.

Spiegelman said in an interview with Australian Radio National that he wanted to challenge the myth that everyone who goes through such a crucible inherently becomes a better person His depiction of his father, Vladek, is loving but unyielding. When Vladek, who suffered so much during the Holocaust, sees his son wanting to pick up an African-American hitchhiker, he responds with the exact kind of racist stereotypes he himself faced as a …

I’ve taught Maus for a few years now and always find the students gobble it up, with few exceptions. Holocaust, relationships, visual literacy, symbolism; this is such a powerful novel with so much to offer a classroom. It’s great to follow up with encouraging students to reflect on their own relationships in visual form (even if that’s just stick figures!).

Noisy Deadlines reviewed The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman

Review of 'The Complete Maus' on 'Storygraph'

5 stars

I wanted to read a Graphic Novel and my partner told me about this one. It’s really good! But it’s sad. I caught myself in tears in many moments while I was reading. It’s not an easy topic (Nazism and the story of a Polish Jew who survived Auschwitz concentration camp). Extremely touching. We cant’ forget this horror as to not repeat it again, ever.

cristianopala reviewed The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman

Review of 'The Complete Maus' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Di Maus si può dire solo bene, perché parlarne male sarebbe come parlare male della Divina Commedia. Questa Graphic Novel, infatti, non è un semplice romanzo a fumetti: è un monumento, un testo che dovrebbe essere fatto studiare a scuola... tutti i libri, i film, le analisi sulla Shoà impallidiscono di fronte a quest'opera che non ha eguali in quanto a ispirazione, potenza narrativa e sensibilità... Lo si può aprire in una pagina a caso e leggerne 3 vignette di seguito anche senza capire l'impianto della trama per essere letterlmente inondati da emozioni fortissime e da un'empatia che si possono provare solo raramente leggendo un'opera letteraria!!