spiegelman, art

Chronicles the influence of the comics of graphic artist Art Spiegelman throughout the latter half of the twentieth century and provides a listing of his selected works and awards.

A memoir about Vladek Spiegleman, a Jewish survivor of Hitler's Europe, and about his son, a cartoonist who tries to come to terms with his father, his story, and with history itself. Cartoon format portrays Jews as mice and Nazis as cats.

The author delves into the pages of his classic graphic novel "Maus," discussing the creative process that went into it and answering the questions most frequently asked about the book. Includes a DVD that provides a digital copy of "The Complete Maus," hyperlinked to an archive of audio interviews with his father, videos, historical documents, and his own notebooks and sketches.

A continuation of the story begun in the Pulitzer Prize winning "Maus," in which the author relates, in cartoon form, his father's experiences as an inmate at Auschwitz during World War II. Illustrations portray Jews as mice and Nazis as cats.