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Maus : a survivor's tale. I, My father bleeds history Cover Image Book Book

Maus : a survivor's tale. I, My father bleeds history / Art Spiegelman.

Spiegelman, Art, (author,, illustrator.).

Summary:

The author-illustrator traces his father's imprisonment in a Nazi concentration camp through a series of disarming and unusual cartoons arranged to tell the story as a novel.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0394747232
  • ISBN: 9780394747231
  • Physical Description: 159 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Pantheon Books, [1986]

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General Note:
"Manufactured in U.S.A."--Title page verso.
Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary.
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NP Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR UG 3.2 3 70909.

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Subject: Spiegelman, Vladek > Comic books, strips, etc.
Spiegelman, Art > Comic books, strips, etc.
Auschwitz (Concentration camp) > Comic books, strips, etc.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Poland > Biography > Comic books, strips, etc.
Holocaust survivors > United States > Biography > Comic books, strips, etc.
Children of Holocaust survivors > United States > Biography > Comic books, strips, etc.
Fathers and sons > Comic books, strips, etc.
Biographical comic books, strips, etc.
Genre: Biographical comics.
Comics (Graphic works)
Graphic novels.

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  • 21 of 24 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Webb City Public. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Webb City Public Library.

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  • 1 current hold with 24 total copies.
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Webb City Public Library YA 940.53 Spiegelman, Art (Text) 38262300007680 Young Adult Graphic Novels Available -
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Maus I: a Survivor's Tale : My Father Bleeds History
Maus I: a Survivor's Tale : My Father Bleeds History
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Maus I: a Survivor's Tale : My Father Bleeds History


The bestselling first installment 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.
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