MetaMaus

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MetaMaus
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2011

MetaMaus: A Look Inside a Modern Classic, Maus is a book by Art Spiegelman, published by Random House/Pantheon Books in 2011. [1] [2] The centerpiece of the book is an interview with Art Spiegelman, the author of Maus , conducted by Hillary Chute. It also has interviews with his wife and children, sketches, photographs, family trees, assorted artwork, and a DVD with video, audio, photos, and an interactive version of Maus. [3] It also has documents such as the letters of rejection Spiegelman received from major publishers before Pantheon gave him a contract. [3]

MetaMaus won a 2011 National Jewish Book Award in the category Biography, Autobiography, Memoir, [4] a 2012 Eisner Award in the category best comics-related book, [5] and an honorable mention in the 2012 Sophy Brody Award.

References

  1. "MetaMaus". Random House, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-13. ( ISBN   978-0-375-42394-9)
  2. Kois, Dan (2011-12-02). "The Making of 'Maus'". The New York Times . Retrieved 2012-01-27.
  3. 1 2 Garner, Dwight (2011-10-12). "After a Quarter-Century, an Author Looks Back at His Holocaust Comic". New York Times. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
  4. "Spiegelman among National Jewish Book Awards winners". Jewish Journal. JTA. 2012-01-12. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
  5. "Full List of 2012 Eisner Award Winners". Newsarama. 2012-07-14. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved 2013-03-13.