DAsoldier reviewed The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman
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5 stars
I am fascinated by World War II and the Holocaust. This is an amazing story. I've read it several times.
Hardcover, 295 pages
French language
Published Dec. 3, 1998 by Flammarion.
L'épigraphe de ce livre singulier annonce la couleur et la douleur : "Les Juifs sont indubitablement une race mais ils ne sont pas humains" et c'est signé Adolf Hitler. Il s'agit de la vie d'un rescapé des camps nazis racontée, par son fils, en bandes dessinées. Les Allemands sont des chats et les Juifs des souris et le ton métaphorique se rapproche plus de Kafka que de "Mickey Mouse" ou "Felix the Cat".
I am fascinated by World War II and the Holocaust. This is an amazing story. I've read it several times.
A tough but important work, and I'm glad that I finally read it. Unflinching is the adjective that keeps popping into my head when I think about the story. It was interesting to read this recent (2022) Atlantic article about the book and its continuing relevance.