Product Description 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 Varietys Banned and Challenged Books Everyone Should ReadA brutally moving work of artwidely hailed as the greatest graphic novel ever writtenMaus recounts the chilling experiences of the authors 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 authors 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. From Publishers Weekly Spiegelman's startling comic about the Holocaust, which revolves around his survivor father's experiences, won a 1992 Pulitzer Prize. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. Review "The most affecting and successful narrative ever done about the Holocaust."The Wall Street Journal"Maus is a book that cannot be put down, truly, even to sleep. When two of the mice speak of love, you are moved, when they suffer, you weep. Slowly through this little tale comprised of suffering, humor and life's daily trials, you are captivated by the language of an old Eastern European family, and drawn into the gentle and mesmerizing rhythm, and when you finish Maus, you are unhappy to have left that magical world."Umberto Eco"In part two of Maus, Art Spiegelman finishes his masterpiece . . . You can't help witnessingeven feelingthe act of private pain being transformed into lasting truth."The Boston Globe"One of the most poweful and original memoirs to come along in recent years . . . An epic story told in tiny pictures."The New York Times From the Publisher "Maus is a book that cannot be put down, truly, even to sleep. When two of the mice speak of love, you are moved, when they suffer, you weep. Slowly through this little tale comprised of suffering, humor and life's daily trials, you are captivated by the language of an old Eastern European family, and drawn into the gentle and mesmerizing rhythm, and when you finish Maus, you are unhappy to have left that magical world."--Umberto Eco From the Inside Flap MAUS was the first half of the tale of survival of the author's parents, charting their desperate progress from prewar Poland Auschwitz. Here is the continuation, in which the father survives the camp and is at last reunited with his wife. From the Back Cover MAUS was the first half of the tale of survival of the author's parents, charting their desperate progress from prewar Poland Auschwitz. Here is the continuation, in which the father survives the camp and is at last reunited with his wife. About the Author ART SPIEGELMAN is one of the worlds most admired and beloved comic artists, best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning Holocaust narrative, Maus. Born in Stockholm in 1948, Spiegelman began studying cartooning in high school and drawing professionally at age sixteen. He studied art and philosophy at Harpur College before joining the underground comics movement in the 1960s. Spiegelman taught history and the aesthetics of comics at the School of Visual Arts in New York from 1979 to 1986, and in 1980 he founded RAW, the acclaimed avant-garde comics magazine, with his wife, Franoise Mouly. Honors Spiegelman has received include induction into the Will Eisner Hall of Fame and the Art Directors Club Hall of Fame. In 2005, he was named one of Time magazines 100 Most Influential People. He was made an Officier de lOrdre des Arts et des Lettres in 2007, and in 2011 he was awarded the Grand Prix at the Angoulme International Comics Festival. In 2015, he was elected to the American Academy of Ar