MetaMaus

Summary: The New York cartoonist traces the creative process that went into drawing his Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, revealing the sources of his inspiration and describing his parents' emotional struggles as Holocaust survivors after the end of World War II.

Record details

ISBN: 037542394X (hc.)
ISBN: 9780375423949 :
Physical Description: print
299 p. : ill. (some col.), ports., geneal. table ; 24 cm. + 1 DVD (4 3/4 in.)
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : Pantheon Books, c2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Part 1 of the DVD-ROM contains a digital reference copy of both volumes of Maus, hyperlinked to an archive of sketches and page drafts, audio clips of Vladek (Spiegelman's survivor father) about his life as a Polish Jew during World War II, as well as documentary source material, video clips, and audio commentary by the cartoonist; pt. 2 contains a collection of supplementary documents, sources, and commentary.

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"A look inside a modern classic, Maus"--Cover.

Formatted Contents Note:

Why the Holocaust? -- Family album -- The early Maus -- Why mice? -- Why comics? -- Family tree -- Vladek's transcript -- Memories of Anja -- Chronology.