Maus
by Art Spiegelman · first published 1997
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Graphic novel memoir of a son interviewing his father about surviving the Holocaust, with Jewish characters drawn as mice; praised for its emotional impact and value to readers wanting comics on serious history.
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on “Ask HN: What book have you given as a gift?” ↗Here's some books I would like to see on a coffee table. 1. An illustrated book of bad arguments 2. Maus by Art Spiegelman 3. Amano: The Complete Prints of Yoshitaka Amano 4. Chinese Calligraphy: 50 Characters to Inspire Peace and Calm 5. My Best Mathematical and Logic Puzzles by Gardner 6. The Illustrated…
on “Ask HN: Coffee Table Books” ↗There are comics to suit every literary taste. Understanding Comics, by Scott McCloud, is an examination of the medium in the form of a comic. Maus, by Art Spiegelman, is a dual memoir of holocaust survival and the creation of the book itself. Both are widely translated and available in public libraries. You could use the Eisner Awards as a source…
on “Willingham Sends Fables into the Public Domain” ↗Reading 'Maus' by Art Spiegelman had a similar impact on me.
on “LiveLeak shuts down after 15 years online” ↗…been a standalone title. Depending on what you've read before, things he mentions will often remain a "mystery" until you find the answer later in the series, or in one of the standalone short stories. Maus av Art Spiegelman - Graphical novel about being a Jewish WW2 concentration camp prisoner. Highly recommended. Flowers for Algernon by David Keyes. From 1959, I liked it a lot. About a mentally handicapped…
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2022 and recommend for 2023” ↗A bit of trivia: Garbage Pail Kids were created by Art Spiegelman, who later won the Special Pulitzer for his fantastic graphic novel "Maus" about his family's experience during the Holocaust.
on “Why the numbers 6-7 are driving math teachers up the wall” ↗If you liked this, you should read Art Spiegelman's Maus.
on “About Face: Death and surrender to power in the clothing of men” ↗Ask the Dust - John Fante Journey to the End of the Night - Louis-Ferdinand Celine Delta of Venus - Anais Nin The Star Diaries - Stanislaw Lem Maus - Art Spiegelman The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath Japanese Destroyer Captain - Tameichi Hara Elementary Go Series #1: In the Beginning - Ikuro Ishigure Dune - Frank Herbert Biohacking Manifesto - James…
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2018?” ↗Here's the complete list. Maus by Art Spiegelman 1984 by George Orwell The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Stamped by Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov Lord…
on “Banned and Challenged Books Everyone Should Read” ↗Frankl is the canonical example. But also telling is the portion of Spiegelman's "Maus" which tells of his release from Auschwitz, entitled "And now my troubles began..."
on “HH Dalai Lama: Countering Stress and Depression” ↗A similar thing happens with comics; The New York Times's review of Art Spiegelman's WWII memoir "Maus" started with the line "Maus is not a comic". This was meant as praise, because "obviously", if it's any good, it can't be called a comic book. (Then, of course, the term "graphic novel" got traction,…
on “Dark Futures: What happens when literary novelists experiment with Sci-Fi” ↗…Contract with God (1978) and the start of Marvel's Graphic Novel line (1982) and became familiar to the public in the late 1980s after the commercial successes of the first volume of Art Spiegelman's Maus in 1986 and the collected editions of Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns in 1986 and Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' Watchmen in 1987. The Book Industry Study Group began using "graphic novel" as a category…
on “In France, Comic Books Are Serious Business” ↗Maus book I and omnibus are not available, but Maus book II is available in the Open Library. https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL250856A/Art_Spiegelman OP however appears to be an illegitimate archive submission.
on “The Complete Maus: art spiegelman: Free” ↗…including ~20 Camp Mystic girls. Facts over feelings. Facts are not convenient for HN narratives. The entire Holocaust is shaped by 90's Hollywood movies. Can you not see how Art Spiegelman's 1980's "Maus" is nothing like how it is told today? The UK is to British period dramas as Hollywood is to Holocaust movies. Could we not occasionally pick another genocide FFS and the UK make another season of Red…
on “'Improved' Grok Criticizes Democrats and Hollywood's 'Jewish Executives'” ↗> Can you not see how Art Spiegelman's 1980's "Maus" is nothing like how it is told today? In what respects?
on “'Improved' Grok Criticizes Democrats and Hollywood's 'Jewish Executives'” ↗