This poignant series delves into the depths of human memory and trauma, using animal metaphors to depict the horrors of World War II. It explores the complex relationships between parents and children, grappling with history on both personal and collective scales. The works masterfully blend graphic storytelling with profound emotional resonance. It offers a powerful and unforgettable experience that prompts deep reflection.
A survivor's tale
Maus is a haunting tale within a tale. Vladek's harrowing story of survival is woven into the author's account of his tortured relationship with his aging father. Against the backdrop of guilt brought by survival, they stage a normal life of small arguments and unhappy visits.
The bestselling second 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.
Maus narra la historia de Vladek Spiegelman, un judío polaco que sobrevivió al Holocausto, a través de su hijo Art, un dibujante de cómics. Con un enfoque innovador, utiliza la memoria gráfica para explorar el sufrimiento y sus consecuencias en las generaciones posteriores, fusionando tragedia y comedia en una obra única.
Un survivant raconte
Dans ce livre, les Allemands sont des chats et les Juifs des souris. Il s'agit de la vie d'un rescapé des camps nazis racontée, par son fils, en bandes dessinées.
NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD WINNER • Visually and emotionally rich, MetaMaus is as groundbreaking as the masterpiece whose creation it reveals • Featured in the documentary Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse In the pages of MetaMaus, Art Spiegelman re-enters the Pulitzer Prize–winning Maus, the modern classic that has altered how we see literature, comics, and the Holocaust ever since it was first published decades ago. He probes the questions that Maus most often evokes—Why the Holocaust? Why mice? Why comics?—and gives us a new and essential work about the creative process. Compelling and intimate, MetaMaus is poised to become a classic in its own right.
"La verdad es que Maus es un libro que uno no puede dejar, ni siquiera para dormir. Cuando dos de los ratones hablan de amor, te conmueve; cuando sufren, lloras. Poco a poco, a través de este relato compuesto de sufrimeinto, humor y los desafíos cotidianos de la vida, uno queda atrapado por el lenguaje de una antigua familia del Este de Europa y es arrastrado por su ritmo suave e hipnótico. Y cuando uno acaba Maus, se siente triste por haber abandonado ese mundo mágico..." -Umberto Eco