The Complete MAUS, english edition: Art Spiegelman

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The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale is a compelling work of non-fiction. Not only does the author share his father's story, detailing the atrocities faced by his Jewish parents and their families during the Holocaust, but he also talks about the challenges he faced in the process of framing this book - having to coax his father to share his stories, his self-doubt and other obstacles he faced in his creative process and how the stories and publication of the first book affected him personally (The first segment was published in 1986, the second was printed in 1991). The author is brutally honest in how he portrays his own guilt over his inability to truly comprehend what his parents went through and voices his concern over whether his choice of medium/format would be justified. The author combines his brilliantly conceptualized artwork and masterful storytelling to share a part of his family’s story in a unique format. The graphic novel format employs anthropomorphic representation of Germans as cats, Jews as mice, ethnic Poles as pigs and Americans as dogs. Spiegelman does inject a good dose of humor in his present-day narrative. While his aging father’s miserliness , distrust and stubbornness do make for a few lighter moments in this harrowing tale, it is also not too hard to see how the trauma of the past casts a shadow on his present life. This is a heartbreaking story, told in a unique way, which does not make it any less real or any less hard-hitting. I spent hours reading and rereading parts of the book while also admiring the artwork. Weine, Stevan J. (2006). Testimony After Catastrophe: Narrating the Traumas of Political Violence. Northwestern University Press. ISBN 978-0-8101-2300-7. Common Sense is the nation's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of all kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in the 21st century. Gambino, Lauren (April 28, 2015). "Art Spiegelman warns of 'dangerous' outcome as Russian shops ban Maus". The Guardian. Archived from the original on June 2, 2015 . Retrieved August 23, 2015. Pekar, Harvey (April 1990). "Blood and Thunder". The Comics Journal. Fantagraphics Books. 302 (135): 27–34. Bibcode: 1983Natur.302..784D. doi: 10.1038/302784a0. ISSN 0194-7869.Wirth-Nesher, Hana (2006). Call It English: The Languages of Jewish American Literature. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-13844-2.

It´s still a great work, but maybe all the same animals of one species would have been an even better choice. Not just because it would have been ideal to show that they´re all the same, just different, let's say with dogs or cats and many breeds, but because it´s just an unnecessary point of criticism that could have easily been avoided. It's petty and art is free, but some nations might not find it that great to be associated with certain animals.Schwab, Gabriele (2010). Haunting Legacies: Violent Histories and Transgenerational Trauma. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-52635-7.

Smith, Russ (July 30, 1999). "When Controversy Ralls the Comics World". Jewish World Review . Retrieved February 19, 2014. Couvreur, Daniel (March 5, 2012). "Katz a-t-il défiguré Maus?". Le Soir (in French). Archived from the original on November 2, 2013 . Retrieved June 15, 2012. Horowitz, Sara R. (1997). "Art Spiegelman". In Shatzky, Joel; Taub, Michael (eds.). Contemporary Jewish-American Novelists: A Bio-Critical Sourcebook. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp.400–408. ISBN 978-0-313-29462-4. This one isn´t as essential as the terrifying big story itself. It could have easily been a full autobiography without Spiegelman and his complicated relationship with his father, but this personal, subjective note maybe gives it some extra identification points and makes it somehow even more memorable. Because it shows the possibility that it could have happened to everyone better than with fictional characters.The Complete Maus includes many instances of violence: shootings, hangings, poisoning, beatings, starvation, and much more. Sensitive readers should beware. a b Gorman, Steve (January 28, 2022). "Tennessee school board bans Holocaust-themed graphic novel 'Maus' ". Reuters . Retrieved January 28, 2022.