Maus: Relato de un superviviente
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Summary
La radicalidad narrativa de esta obra marca un antes y un después en el universo de la novela gráfica。
Maus es la biografía de Vladek Spiegelman， un judío polaco superviviente de los campos de exterminio nazis， contada a través de su hijo Art， un dibujante de cómics que quiere dejar memoria de la aterradora persecución que sufrieron millones de personas en la Europa sometida por Hitler y de las consecuencias de este sufrimiento en la vida cotidiana de las generaciones posteriores。 Apartándose de las formas de literatura creadas hasta la publicación de Maus， Art Spiegelman se aproxima al tema del Holocausto de un modo absolutamente renovador， y para ello relata la experiencia de su propia familia en forma de memoria gráfica， utilizando todos los recursos estilísticos y narrativos tradicionales de este género y， a la vez， inventando otros nuevos。 La radicalidad narrativa de esta obra marcó un antes y un después en el universo de la novela gráfica， y por ello Maus obtuvo el primer y único premio Pulitzer otorgado a un cómic。
Se publicó inicialmente en dos partes: 'Mi padre sangra historia （My Father Bleeds History， 1986） e 'Y allí empezaron mis problemas （And Here My Troubles Began， 1991）'， integrándose finalmente en un único volumen。
Maus es la biografía de Vladek Spiegelman， un judío polaco superviviente de los campos de exterminio nazis， contada a través de su hijo Art， un dibujante de cómics que quiere dejar memoria de la aterradora persecución que sufrieron millones de personas en la Europa sometida por Hitler y de las consecuencias de este sufrimiento en la vida cotidiana de las generaciones posteriores。 Apartándose de las formas de literatura creadas hasta la publicación de Maus， Art Spiegelman se aproxima al tema del Holocausto de un modo absolutamente renovador， y para ello relata la experiencia de su propia familia en forma de memoria gráfica， utilizando todos los recursos estilísticos y narrativos tradicionales de este género y， a la vez， inventando otros nuevos。 La radicalidad narrativa de esta obra marcó un antes y un después en el universo de la novela gráfica， y por ello Maus obtuvo el primer y único premio Pulitzer otorgado a un cómic。
Se publicó inicialmente en dos partes: 'Mi padre sangra historia （My Father Bleeds History， 1986） e 'Y allí empezaron mis problemas （And Here My Troubles Began， 1991）'， integrándose finalmente en un único volumen。
Reviews
Mel
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Been on my 'To be read' list for a long time， and with all the book banning going on in America， with this one being banned， I thought I'd read it now。I've read plenty of WWII novels over the years， and studied the war in school。 This graphic novel accurately depicts the horrors， the tragedy， and the inhumane actions committed against humans who were viewed as 'inferior' or 'wrong'。 We need books like these to ensure warnings are there for future generations to not let this happen again。 Been on my 'To be read' list for a long time， and with all the book banning going on in America， with this one being banned， I thought I'd read it now。I've read plenty of WWII novels over the years， and studied the war in school。 This graphic novel accurately depicts the horrors， the tragedy， and the inhumane actions committed against humans who were viewed as 'inferior' or 'wrong'。 We need books like these to ensure warnings are there for future generations to not let this happen again。 。。。more
Ross
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I was inspired to read this by the news that a school board in Tennessee had decided to ban it。 Now that I have， I will both review the book and speak to the issue of banning it。This is certainly a book meant to bring into focus the harsh reality of the holocaust。 The systemic way that the Jewish people were gradually isolated from society and each other， the constant dehumanization， and the monstrous torment and murder of the genocide is depicted incongruously by cartoons of anthropomorphic mic I was inspired to read this by the news that a school board in Tennessee had decided to ban it。 Now that I have， I will both review the book and speak to the issue of banning it。This is certainly a book meant to bring into focus the harsh reality of the holocaust。 The systemic way that the Jewish people were gradually isolated from society and each other， the constant dehumanization， and the monstrous torment and murder of the genocide is depicted incongruously by cartoons of anthropomorphic mice and other animals。 Not only did Spiegelman manage to portray his father in an authentic and human way， he also subtlety illustrated using both visual and story telling methods how his increasing awareness of his father's experience also increased understanding of how the trauma continued to impact his world。As for including this book in curriculum or school libraries。。。I don't see any benefit to making it inaccessible。 Additionally， while there are many books for school age children about the Holocaust， most of them could be categorized as "gentiles doing good things，" and while that may be part of the story， it ignores the larger truth that in the early part of the 20th century one nation in the grip of extreme right-wing nationalism enacted a deliberate and focused program to murder an entire group of people based in ethnic origin and faith， while the vast majority of the rest of the world did little to stop them。 We all remember that the Holocaust was a significant part of WWII， but many seem to have convinced themselves it was part of why we fought; when in reality many nations were willing to turn a blind eye to the horrible truth when they thought there was a way to maintain peace with Hitler。 It was not until it became obvious that the Nazi regime would not be satisfied with anything less that dominion over the Europe （at least） that many chose to join the war。。。 and even then it was not enough for the US。Maus is not about the larger drama， it is not about the politics or war， but it is also not about how good gentiles did good。。。 it is about how Spiegelman's father experienced the Holocaust。 It includes small good deeds， great evils， exploitation， suffering， death， and a depiction of the lasting effects of such trauma。I literally read it in under 12 hours because I could not stop。 。。。more
Lauren-Jade
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Fantastic graphic novel telling the story of a holocaust survivor。
Andreia Araújo
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Livro muito bom！ Os gráfico envolvem a leitura， transportando-nos sempre até ao espaço das histórias。 Um aspeto muito positivo é a forma como os capítulos são introduzidos e acabados， com a história do dia a dia entre o autor e o pai， o que torna o livro mais humano。 E， também， funciona como uma ponte entre o testemunho e os problemas do dia a dia de quando a história foi escrita （alguns talvez fruto/ consequência do passado）。 Recomendo com facilidade este livro a qualquer pessoa！
Jeremy
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Comments here about the 2022 controversy。 Comments here about the 2022 controversy。 。。。more
Liz Ebenhoh
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WOW。 I never knew a graphic novel could be so powerful。
Mia
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decided to reread this due to all of the recent drama that's gone down surrounding this book， and honestly， if banning maus encourages more people to pick it up and read it， then fantastic。 i feel like this is the sort of graphic novel that i get more and more out of each time， and it's definitely a story to revisit every once in a while， if only to sit and reflect and remember。 to quote neil gaiman， 'there's only one kind of people who would vote to ban maus， whatever they are calling themselve decided to reread this due to all of the recent drama that's gone down surrounding this book， and honestly， if banning maus encourages more people to pick it up and read it， then fantastic。 i feel like this is the sort of graphic novel that i get more and more out of each time， and it's definitely a story to revisit every once in a while， if only to sit and reflect and remember。 to quote neil gaiman， 'there's only one kind of people who would vote to ban maus， whatever they are calling themselves these days。' 。。。more
Danny Steur
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deny nothing。deeply impressive， harrowing work of Holocaust history; the way it interweaves Vladek's memory with Art's postmemory and transgenerational trauma is absolutely stunning。 deny nothing。deeply impressive， harrowing work of Holocaust history; the way it interweaves Vladek's memory with Art's postmemory and transgenerational trauma is absolutely stunning。 。。。more
Scotty
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Wasn't exactly what I was expecting。 As a result it was much better。 Excellent story and artwork。 I liked how the modern story brings up the past。This is a book everyone should read。 Wasn't exactly what I was expecting。 As a result it was much better。 Excellent story and artwork。 I liked how the modern story brings up the past。This is a book everyone should read。 。。。more
Kay
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A disturbing and deeply moving book 。
Tye
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I "discovered" this book about a week ago。 I was honestly shocked that I had not read it before， given my love of graphic novels coupled with what is most definitely a classic and necessary depiction of the Holocaust。 I commented to my boss at the library that Maus is the type of book they should be teaching in schools。Imagine my surprise when the day after checking this book out at the library， it was announced that a school district in my home state of TN banned this book。 Much outrage ensued。 I "discovered" this book about a week ago。 I was honestly shocked that I had not read it before， given my love of graphic novels coupled with what is most definitely a classic and necessary depiction of the Holocaust。 I commented to my boss at the library that Maus is the type of book they should be teaching in schools。Imagine my surprise when the day after checking this book out at the library， it was announced that a school district in my home state of TN banned this book。 Much outrage ensued。 The list of holds on this book， while nonexistent before my checking it out， steadily grew to a dozen。 What a strange coincidence。 So， I do not know if this banning in any way influenced my reading of the work， but what I do know is that this is a very important story。 I love historical/nonfiction graphic novels， and I have to say this has to be one of my favorites。 It is an emotional， informative， very human experience that does not need to be silenced， but instead amplified。I still believe Maus should be taught in schools。 。。。more
Jacob James
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Grabbed a copy at the local comic book store after hearing about the recent controversy in Tennessee。 I was not disappointed。Though I've never been to a Holocaust memorial， I do remember my visit to the Rwandan Genocide Memorial Museum with awe and horror。 Seeing the exhibits shook me to my very core。 I remember reading the words inscribed there。 "Never again。" Maus was serialized during the Rwandan Genocide。 I weep at the fact that this statement， "never again，" and the history to be learned fr Grabbed a copy at the local comic book store after hearing about the recent controversy in Tennessee。 I was not disappointed。Though I've never been to a Holocaust memorial， I do remember my visit to the Rwandan Genocide Memorial Museum with awe and horror。 Seeing the exhibits shook me to my very core。 I remember reading the words inscribed there。 "Never again。" Maus was serialized during the Rwandan Genocide。 I weep at the fact that this statement， "never again，" and the history to be learned from Maus， never reached the ears and minds of those Rwandans。 So many were lost， needlessly。 We *need* more art like this， even if in so doing we may feel like we are profiting off of the millions of innocents who died at the hands of evil people。 God damnit， do we need it。 Our very humanity is at stake。Thank you Mr。 Spiegelman for creating this tragic work of art。 。。。more
Erica McGillivray
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This has been embarrassingly sitting on my shelf unread for 12 years and it finally seemed like time。
Norman Cook
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The surest way to get people， especially teenagers， to read a book is to ban it。 With the recent banning in Tennessee， I moved this book to the top of my TBR pile。 This isn't the first time this book has been banned， and it undoubtedly won't be the last。 The flimsy excuse by the board of education of McMinn County was that the book includes a few “cuss” words， as one county school board member put it， and depicts nudity （that is， cartoon anthropomorphic nudity）。 The offending phraseology was “bi The surest way to get people， especially teenagers， to read a book is to ban it。 With the recent banning in Tennessee， I moved this book to the top of my TBR pile。 This isn't the first time this book has been banned， and it undoubtedly won't be the last。 The flimsy excuse by the board of education of McMinn County was that the book includes a few “cuss” words， as one county school board member put it， and depicts nudity （that is， cartoon anthropomorphic nudity）。 The offending phraseology was “bitch” and “god damn。” Of course， it’s ridiculous to object to an account of the mass murder of 6 million Jews and millions of others because of salty language and （anthropomorphic and non-sexual） nudity。 But that’s what happened。 I'm sure those 8th graders have heard much worse language from their parents and friends almost every day。 I can guarantee that they have seen explicit nude photographs， too。 This is not an easy book to read， psychologically。 Seeing the mass murders and the inhumane conditions the prisoners lived in， even anthropomorphized， is hard to take。 I think Spiegelman wisely interwove his father's experiences in WW2 with his experiences as an old man， which broke the tension somewhat。 The comparison between the two times is jarring sometimes， as when Artie's girlfriend picks up a Black hitchhiker and his father shows his own deep prejudices。 This is an important book and one that should be read as widely as possible， especially by teenagers。 Let's hope the lessons from this book can be learned， although I'm doubtful they will be， at least not in the current polarized political climate。 。。。more
Rebecca
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If you haven't already， I urge anyone reading this to BUY the hardcover edition of Maus and read it。 It would obviously be a way to support books against the latest right-wing attempts to control knowledge and erase history。 But it is， on its own merits， something to own， savor， share， return to， and discuss。 If you haven't already， I urge anyone reading this to BUY the hardcover edition of Maus and read it。 It would obviously be a way to support books against the latest right-wing attempts to control knowledge and erase history。 But it is， on its own merits， something to own， savor， share， return to， and discuss。 。。。more
Lisa
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I really wouldn’t categorise this as an Animal Farm style allegory of the holocaust at all - even though the cover does seem to suggest that。 This is totally its own thing - a story within a story of the author asking his father about what happened to their family during the Second World War in Poland。The subject matter of the book is bound to be touchy， but the blow is lessened somewhat in parts thanks to its animation and style of storytelling。 The author also does not make a saint of his fath I really wouldn’t categorise this as an Animal Farm style allegory of the holocaust at all - even though the cover does seem to suggest that。 This is totally its own thing - a story within a story of the author asking his father about what happened to their family during the Second World War in Poland。The subject matter of the book is bound to be touchy， but the blow is lessened somewhat in parts thanks to its animation and style of storytelling。 The author also does not make a saint of his father， not hiding his problems， the difficulties and the strain he puts on his relationships with those closest to him。 A devastating but brilliant read。 And always timely。 。。。more
Tiago Neves
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Que livro！a maior ironia desta obra é que a metáfora da animalidade das personagens， torna-as ainda mais humanas。 Um livro sem a perfeição das personagens a que se está habituado e onde todos os traumas， imperfeições e falhas são escritas e ilustradas de forma sublime。Um livro que toda a gente devia ler。 Lembrar é não esquecer！
Adam
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Masterpiece。
Mike
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This was my first graphic novel， so the texture took me a little while to get used to， and I chose to read it because it was recently banned by a schoolboard in Tennessee。 The story was very similar to other Holocaust survival stories I've heard before， and as always it had moments that made my heart drop thinking about how people could be so evil to each other。 That being said， I feel that this book doesn't really expound on life after the camps in a way I would've liked- specifically， why did This was my first graphic novel， so the texture took me a little while to get used to， and I chose to read it because it was recently banned by a schoolboard in Tennessee。 The story was very similar to other Holocaust survival stories I've heard before， and as always it had moments that made my heart drop thinking about how people could be so evil to each other。 That being said， I feel that this book doesn't really expound on life after the camps in a way I would've liked- specifically， why did his mother kill herself later after surviving everything she did？ The book was very meta and gave glimpses into the writer's mind as he was creating the book， but afterwards I still feel like I didn't quite understand why it was created。 Was it just another report of Holocaust horrors？ Was it private therapy for the author， trying to understand the damaged people who raised him？ Overall， though， very interesting story and I would recommend it to anybody interested in WWII topics。 。。。more
Gigi Fisher
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one of the best books i've ever read。 i feel like people sometimes dismiss its legitimacy because it's considered a graphic novel， but the symbolism and profound storytelling are incredible。 one of the best books i've ever read。 i feel like people sometimes dismiss its legitimacy because it's considered a graphic novel， but the symbolism and profound storytelling are incredible。 。。。more
Vanessa Funnell
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I choose to read this book because my 2022 reading challenge has a prompt to read a book that is a genre you don't usually read。 I came across an article about how a Texas school districts had banned it from their reading lists citing "“rough， objectionable language” and sketches of naked women they deemed unsuitable for 13-year-old students" （The Guardian）。 Given that it was Holocaust Memorial Day and I happened to be alert to any book that fitted the reading challenge prompt this fitted the bi I choose to read this book because my 2022 reading challenge has a prompt to read a book that is a genre you don't usually read。 I came across an article about how a Texas school districts had banned it from their reading lists citing "“rough， objectionable language” and sketches of naked women they deemed unsuitable for 13-year-old students" （The Guardian）。 Given that it was Holocaust Memorial Day and I happened to be alert to any book that fitted the reading challenge prompt this fitted the bill perfectly being a "graphic novel"。 I am so glad I read it。 You can't say it was an enjoyable read because the subject matter is brutal and harrowing。 But you *need* to read it。 It is moving and difficult in equal measures but so very real。 I also found it very touching， little quirks and phrases which reminded me so fondly and deeply of my own Jewish grandparents。 The powerful story in Maus is one that every 13 year old must read。 In fact everyone should read。 We can't re-write history or hide the horrors that have occurred before us。 I hope that the push-back from the banning of this book results in a viral must read！ 。。。more
Taylor
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I avoid WW2 novels。 It seems weird to me to spend my leisure hours reading about horrors that have been fictionalized to make for a better story。 But Maus didn't feel like that。 It felt like getting a peak into the real life of of a real person。 Valdek explained things so matter of factly。。。nothing was sensationalized but nothing was glossed over either。 I can't say I loved it because how could one love hearing about such atrocities？ But it moved me and I found it worth reading and I whole heart I avoid WW2 novels。 It seems weird to me to spend my leisure hours reading about horrors that have been fictionalized to make for a better story。 But Maus didn't feel like that。 It felt like getting a peak into the real life of of a real person。 Valdek explained things so matter of factly。。。nothing was sensationalized but nothing was glossed over either。 I can't say I loved it because how could one love hearing about such atrocities？ But it moved me and I found it worth reading and I whole hearted recommend it。Although， I let my 14 year old read it and she was very disturbed。 She hasn't decided if she's glad I let her read it or not。Also， thank you Tennessee school district for trying to ban it。 Otherwise， I wouldn't have known about this powerful book。 。。。more
Lee Cornell
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I had read Maus I years ago， but I do not recall reading Maus II。 With the latest banning of this book， I needed to read both volumes。Yes。 It is fully deserving of all the praise it has received。 And any moves to ban it are a sad commentary on how easily we can be encouraged to ignore history that is troubling。I also think that first-person accounts of every genocide or other horrific action are vitally important。 Historical fiction may make for good stories， but too often the real horrors are s I had read Maus I years ago， but I do not recall reading Maus II。 With the latest banning of this book， I needed to read both volumes。Yes。 It is fully deserving of all the praise it has received。 And any moves to ban it are a sad commentary on how easily we can be encouraged to ignore history that is troubling。I also think that first-person accounts of every genocide or other horrific action are vitally important。 Historical fiction may make for good stories， but too often the real horrors are sanitized just enough to make the stories more palatable。 。。。more
Kylie
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Read this in college。 One of the best books I’ve ever read。
Lautaro Farías Aloy
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"。。。todo lo que queda de ellos son las fotos"。4。5⭐ Este libro es increíble。La verdad que tardé en terminarlo porque tuve unos días complicados， pero amé conocer esta historia， tan fuerte e interesante。Es tan impactante lo que tuvieron que vivir los judíos durante la guerra mundial， que aún me cuesta asimilar un poco todo。 Luego de terminar la primera historia， investigué y descubrí que Vladek había existido y era el verdadero padre del autor， quien， a su vez， es el protagonista del libro。 Me imp "。。。todo lo que queda de ellos son las fotos"。4。5⭐ Este libro es increíble。La verdad que tardé en terminarlo porque tuve unos días complicados， pero amé conocer esta historia， tan fuerte e interesante。Es tan impactante lo que tuvieron que vivir los judíos durante la guerra mundial， que aún me cuesta asimilar un poco todo。 Luego de terminar la primera historia， investigué y descubrí que Vladek había existido y era el verdadero padre del autor， quien， a su vez， es el protagonista del libro。 Me impactó más saber que era más verídico de lo que se mostraba。Me shockeó ver la violencia， las cámaras de gas， el hambre que pasaban， la dependencia al dinero y la riqueza， las jerarquías， las enfermedades y los sobornos。 Todo era difícil en aquella época y salir vivo era peor。Lo único malo y por lo que no es un cinco estrellas es por dos pequeñas cosas: Vladek por momentos， en el "presente" de la novela， se manejaba con una violencia verbal algo molesta。 Además， los dibujos no eran increíbles。 Pero， a pesar de eso， la esencia de la historia y el poder que lleva cada palabra， es tan fuerte y doloroso。 。。。more
Allison Diaz
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brilliant。
Isaac Reeves
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An incredible and personal account of the Holocaust。 The artwork is very well done， and helps to convey the horror of what Vladek endured more starkly than words alone could manage。
Lisa Ladd
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Before you withdraw this book， take it out of your curriculum， put it in an off limits shelf， or ban it altogether， perhaps you should read it。 And think about the sheer courage it took to ask these questions of a parent， and share this story in such a personal way。 This is reality， this is what humans do to each other when they choose to limit free speech，isolate and condemn others for not conforming， and try and gain power。 READ THIS BOOK。
Jean
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We've had these two books for many years， I didn't really understand what they were。 Since they looked like comic books they must be silly。 My ignorance。 I picked them up because some people wanting to ban them from public libraries。 I couldn't stop reading them。 The young man interviewing his hard to get along with father， who survived the Holocaust， was an extremely effective way to tell the story。 Vladek Spiegelman and his family went through hell， many died horrific deaths。 The Nazis committ We've had these two books for many years， I didn't really understand what they were。 Since they looked like comic books they must be silly。 My ignorance。 I picked them up because some people wanting to ban them from public libraries。 I couldn't stop reading them。 The young man interviewing his hard to get along with father， who survived the Holocaust， was an extremely effective way to tell the story。 Vladek Spiegelman and his family went through hell， many died horrific deaths。 The Nazis committed evil beyond my comprehension。 Its even more difficult to read today， as the wheel of history has turned and some in the U。S。A。 show respect for these evil people。 。。。more
Jessica
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