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Maus : a survivor's tale / Art Spiegelman. --
This book is part of our Book Sanctuary collection. A Book Sanctuary is a physical or digital space that actively protects the freedom to read. It provides shelter and access to endangered books. Launched by Chicago Public Library in 2022, The Book Sanctuary initiative brings attention to challenged titles, and commits to making these books accessible. Innisfil ideaLAB & Library's Book Sanctuary Collection represents books that have been challenged, censored or removed from a public library or school in North America. More than 50 adult, teen, and children's books are in our collection and are available for browsing and borrowing in our branches and online. Explore the collection to learn more about why these books were challenged.
Record details
- ISBN: 0679406417
- ISBN: 9780679406419
- Physical Description: 295 p. : ill.
- Edition: 25th anniversary ed. --
- Publisher: New York : Pantheon Books, 2011.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | This book was banned and challenged for profanity, depictions of violence and suicide, and because it was claimed to contain sexually explicit imagery. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | My father bleeds history -- And here my troubles began. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 40.00 |
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| Genre: | Graphic books. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | 940.53180922 Spieg-S | 31681010342574 | BOOK SANCTUARY | Checked out | 12/26/2025 |
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- Baker & Taylor
A son struggles to come to terms with the horrific story of his parents and their experiences during the Holocaust and in postwar America, in an omnibus edition of Spiegelman's two-part, Pulitzer Prize-winning best-seller. 25,000 first printing. - Blackwell North Amer
THE DEFINITIVE EDITION: The Pulitzer Prize-winning 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).
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. - Random House, Inc.
The definitive edition of the graphic novel acclaimed as âthe most affecting and successful narrative ever done about the Holocaustâ (Wall Street Journal) and âthe first masterpiece in comic book historyâ (The New Yorker) ⢠PULITZER PRIZE WINNER ⢠One of Varietyâs âBanned and Challenged Books Everyone Should Readâ
A brutally moving work of artâwidely hailed as the greatest graphic novel ever writtenâMaus recounts the chilling experiences of the authorâs father during the Holocaust, with Jews drawn as wide-eyed mice and Nazis as menacing cats.Â
Maus is a haunting tale within a tale, weaving the authorâs 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.
