Maus Series

by Art Spiegelman

A landmark two-volume graphic memoir in which a son interviews his father about surviving the Holocaust, depicting the historical events through an allegory in which Jewish people are represented as mice and Nazis as cats. The work operates on two timelines simultaneously, making it both a Holocaust narrative and an examination of the complicated relationship between survivors and the next generation.

Books in The Maus series in order:

Maus Book cover
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1
Maus
Recommended For Ages
15
+

A cartoonist interviews his Holocaust-survivor father about his experiences, depicting Jewish people as mice and Nazis as cats in this landmark graphic memoir.

Maus II Book cover
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2
Maus II
Recommended For Ages
15
+

The second volume of the Holocaust graphic memoir continues the author's father's account of surviving Auschwitz while the author grapples with his own guilt, success, and complicated relationship with his father's story.