A Survivor's Tale I: My Father Bleeds History
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Chapter Book · Graphic novel · 1986

A Survivor's Tale I: My Father Bleeds History

By Art Spiegelman

Book #1 in the Maus series

A graphic novel explores a father's Holocaust survival and a son's struggle with their shared past.

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160 pages· 20,049 words
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In a groundbreaking graphic novel, a son delves into his father's harrowing Holocaust survival, depicted as mice and cats. As he uncovers the past, he grapples with their strained relationship and the haunting legacy of trauma. Will understanding history mend their bond?

From the publisher

The bestselling first installment of the graphic novel acclaimed as “the most affecting and successful narrative ever done about the Holocaust” (Wall Street Journal) and “the first masterpiece in comic book history” (The New Yorker) - PULITZER PRIZE WINNER - One of Variety’s “Banned and Challenged Books Everyone Should Read” A brutally moving work of art–widely hailed as the greatest graphic novel ever written–Maus recounts the chilling experiences of the author’s father during the Holocaust, with Jews drawn as wide-eyed mice and Nazis as menacing cats. Maus is a haunting tale within a tale, weaving the author’s account of his tortured relationship with his aging father into an astonishing retelling of one of history’s most unspeakable tragedies. It is an unforgettable story of survival and a disarming look at the legacy of trauma.

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Format
Paperback
Pages
160
Words
20,049
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
~479L
Themes & topics
Books about AmericaBooks about artBooks about historyBooks about the HolocaustBooks about multicultural
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
3.2
F&P level
~M
AR points
3
AR interest level
UG
AR quiz
70909
Publication
Published
August 12, 1986
Publisher
Pantheon
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book · Graphic novel
Identifiers
ISBN
9780394747231

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