Maus
by Art Spiegelman
Imaginative delivery combined with an important story makes
one special book. Maus by Art Spiegelman is one of these books. Spiegelman tells the real-life story of his
parents living through the German Nazi invasion of Europe in WWII. The twist to this book is that Spiegelman is
a cartoonist and the book is done in graphic art. The drawing is terrific and
he illustrates the Jewish people as mice, the Nazis as cats, and the Polish
people as pigs. The book begins as
Spieglman, a man in his twenties/thirties, is trying to learn about what
happened to his family when they were in the midst of the annihilation of Jews. The story moves between the present
(Spiegelman meeting with his father) and the past (his father’s recollection of
the takeover of Germany, and how he and his family attempted to avoid
death). I have read a number of books on
the topic and would say Spiegelman’s is one of the very best. A horrific experience that must never be
forgotten. My only suggestion is to make
it into one book, not a series of books.
Book one ends after his parents are captured by the Nazis. Art work is spectacular.
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