Maus, l'intégrale: un survivant raconte

Hardcover, 298 pages

French language

Published Dec. 3, 2012 by FLAMMARION.

ISBN:
978-2-08-127802-8
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5 stars (3 reviews)

Récompensé par le prix Pulitzer, Maus nous conte l'histoire de Vladek ;.Spiegelman, rescapé de l'Europe d'Hitler, et de son fils, un dessinateur de bandes dessinées confronté au récit de son père. Au témoignage :bouleversant de Vladek se mêle un portrait de la relation tendue que l'auteur entretient avec son père vieillissant.

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Great for examining complex issues and critical reflection in visual forms

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Spiegelman is on record saying he doesn’t like Maus being used to teach about Holocaust, but honestly I can’t think of many better texts for it. He prefers Maus being used to discuss relationships, and I’m just thinking “por que no los dos?”

In this novel the author shows his father’s story of survival through the holocaust, and the long term impact on his physical and mental health. He delves into the intergenerational trauma associated with survivor’s families.

Spiegelman said in an interview with Australian Radio National that he wanted to challenge the myth that everyone who goes through such a crucible inherently becomes a better person His depiction of his father, Vladek, is loving but unyielding. When Vladek, who suffered so much during the Holocaust, sees his son wanting to pick up an African-American hitchhiker, he responds with the exact kind of racist stereotypes he himself faced as a …

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