HomeGraphic NovelMaus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began

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Graphic Novel · 1992 · R

Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began

by Art Spiegelman

The conclusion of Spiegelman's Pulitzer-winning Holocaust graphic novel — Auschwitz and its aftermath.

The bestselling second 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,

For17+GenreGraphic NovelLength136 pagesRead time~4 hours

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Violence

A lot

Auschwitz depicted — death camp conditions, selections, mass murder

Language

Barely any

Mild language

Sexual Content

None

No sexual content

Substance Use

None

No substance use

Emotional Intensity

A lot

The horror of Auschwitz, survivor guilt, intergenerational trauma

What this book is about

Same content as Maus II. The second volume reaches Auschwitz and the full horror of the death camps. Essential but devastating reading for high school and above.

Notes for sensitive readers

Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.

Auschwitz and death camp depictions

Mass murder

Survivor guilt

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