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Considering Maus: Approaches to Art Spiegelman´s Survivor´s Tale of the Holocaust
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Description for Considering Maus: Approaches to Art Spiegelman´s Survivor´s Tale of the Holocaust
Paperback. A collection of critical essays on "Maus", the searing account of one Holocaust survivor's experiences rendered in comic book form, this title offers the work the critical and artistic scrutiny that it deserves. Editor(s): Geis, Deborah R. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
In 1992, Art Spiegelman's two-volume illustrated work Maus: A Survivor's Tale was awarded a special-category Pulitzer Prize. In a comic book form, Spiegelman tells the gripping, heart-rending story of his father's experiences in the Holocaust. The book renders in stark clarity the trials Spiegelman's father endured as a Jewish refugee in the ghettos and concentration camps of Poland during World War II, his American life following his immigration to New York, and the author's own troubled sense of self as he grapples with his father's history. Mixing autobiography, biography, and oral history in the comic form, Maus has been hailed ... Read more
In 1992, Art Spiegelman's two-volume illustrated work Maus: A Survivor's Tale was awarded a special-category Pulitzer Prize. In a comic book form, Spiegelman tells the gripping, heart-rending story of his father's experiences in the Holocaust. The book renders in stark clarity the trials Spiegelman's father endured as a Jewish refugee in the ghettos and concentration camps of Poland during World War II, his American life following his immigration to New York, and the author's own troubled sense of self as he grapples with his father's history. Mixing autobiography, biography, and oral history in the comic form, Maus has been hailed ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Alabama, United States
ISBN
9780817354350
SKU
V9780817354350
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About Geis
Deborah R. Geis is Associate Professor of English at DePauw University and author of Postmodern Theatric(k)s: Monologue in Contemporary American Drama.
Reviews for Considering Maus: Approaches to Art Spiegelman´s Survivor´s Tale of the Holocaust
An engaging and informative collection of new and fresh essays on what is proving to be a major cultural document of the twentieth century. - M. Thomas Inge, author of Comics as Culture