Maus

Maus: A Survivor's Tale
By Art Spiegelman
Pantheon Books, 1986. 159 pgs. Nonfiction

In this black and white graphic novel, the author shows both his present-day relationship with his father and his parents' past. Although he and his father have a strained relationship, Art learns about his parents' life before the Holocaust as well as how life changed as they were rounded up into a ghetto and how they managed to avoid going to Auschwitz, at least temporarily, and spent their time in hiding, never quite sure who they could trust.

This is my second time reading Maus and it is amazing. The graphic novel format is an excellent way to portray this story, with the pictures greatly enhancing the text. This is a very interesting book; it's fascinating to read about their experience in the Holocaust and to read between the lines and see how Art's father has been influenced by his earlier experiences.

AE