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Meta Maus

by Art Spiegelman

An investigation into the creative process and historical research behind the graphic novel Maus. This volume explores the work's origins, artistic choices, and archival sources, including interviews with a Holocaust survivor and preliminary sketches.

Accession 18531 ISBN 9780375423949 Publisher Pantheon
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