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    Maus: A Survivor's Tale #1

    Maus: A Survivor's Tale » Maus: A Survivor's Tale #1 - My Father Bleeds History released by Pantheon Books on January 1, 1986.

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    My Father Bleeds History last edited by jazz1987 on 10/21/18 06:48AM View full history

    Maus tells alternating stories, both of Art Spiegalman's father Vladek during WWII and the story of the contemporary relationship between Art and his father. The book starts out with Art trying to get his father to tell him his story so Art can draw a comic of it. Throughout the book the panels alternate between the present struggle of Art's relationship with is father and the story that his father tells.

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    "Its like your grandfather is telling you his story." 0

    Maus: A Survivor's Tale #1 - My Father Bleeds History by silkcuts on June 03, 2010

    Put down your superhero books for a little while and try this historical book.  This book is written very well.  The narration is always clear and connecting.  Art Spiegelman tell us his fathers life story in away that is easier for us to handle.  I love it!  "Its like your grandfather is telling you his story."  By dividing people to animals, it makes the story easier to swallow because its almost like its not real, but it also is metaphorical.  The Jews and Nazis playing "Cat and Mouse" with e...

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    Maus: A Survivor's Tale #1 - My Father Bleeds History by uncas007 on September 27, 2013

    Well. This is certainly what they said it was. It works on many levels, this. The use of cats, pigs, and mice help the mediation, but soon enough it doesn't matter, since the reader is caught up in the characters and the conflict immediately. The pacing is remarkable, as Spiegelman somehow balances the pace of a story with historical recollections and his own psychological experiences of his relationship with his father. Before the end, Spiegelman asks all the questions you are asking, and no o...

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