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Maus PDF is a graphic novel by American cartoonist Art Spiegelman, published in two volumes by Pantheon Books. The book depicts Spiegelman interviewing his father about his experiences as a Polish Jew and Holocaust survivor.

The work employs postmodern techniques and represents Jews as mice, Germans as cats, and Poles as pigs. Critics have praised Maus for its exploration of the Holocaust’s legacy and its complex treatment of race, nationality, ethnicity, and religion.

Spiegelman began work on Maus in 1978 and completed it in 1991. The first volume was published in 1986 and the second volume in 1991. Volume I was awarded the Pulitzer Prize Special Award in Letters in 1992. Maus is the first graphic novel to win a Pulitzer Prize and is widely considered one of the most important works in the medium. It has been translated into over 20 languages and sold over two million copies.

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Maus Summary

Maus tells the story of Artie Spiegelman’s father, Vladek, a Polish Jew who survived the Holocaust. The story is told through a series of interviews between Artie and Vladek, in which Vladek recounts his experiences during World War II.

Vladek was born in Poland in1906. When the Nazis invaded Poland in 1939, Vladek was sent to a concentration camp. He was eventually released and returned to his hometown, where he married Artie’s mother, Anja.

In 1942, the Nazis began systematically rounding up Jews in Warsaw, and Vladek and Anja were forced into hiding. They eventually found refuge with a Catholic family, who risked their own lives to save the Spiegelmans.

In 1945, the war ended and Vladek and Anja were reunited with Artie, who had been sent to safety in America. The family eventually settled in New York City, where Artie grew up and became a cartoonist.

Maus is a unique and powerful story that gives readers a rare glimpse into the Holocaust from a first-hand perspective. Artie Spiegelman’s use of animals to represent different groups of people (Jews are depicted as mice, Germans as cats, etc.) adds an additional layer of symbolism and meaning to the story.

Details of Maus Book

Book	Maus
Author	Art Spiegelman
Original language	English
Originally published	1980
Category	Comics, Biography
Publisher	Pantheon Books
Total Pages	296
Format	PDF, ePub

Multiple Languages Editions of Maus Book

Maus has been translated into multiple languages, including French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, and Hebrew. The book has also been adapted into a play, which has been performed in New York City, London, and Berlin.

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About the Author

Artie Spiegelman is an American cartoonist and graphic novelist. He is best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel, Maus.

Spiegelman was born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1948 to Polish Jewish parents who had survived the Holocaust. His family moved to New York City when he was a young child. Spiegelman attended the High School of Art and Design and later studied at the College of Arts and Architecture at Cornell University.

Spiegelman began his career as a cartoonist in the 1960s, working for underground and alternative comics publications. He first gained mainstream attention with his graphic novel, Maus, which tells the story of his father’s experience during the Holocaust. Maus was published in two volumes, in 1986 and 1991, and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1992.

In addition to his work on Maus, Spiegelman has also written and illustrated several other graphic novels, including In the Shadow of No Towers (2004) and MetaMaus (2011). He is currently a staff writer for The New Yorker.