The bestselling first installment of the graphic novel acclaimed as and the most affecting and successful narrative ever done about the Holocaust and (Wall Street Journal) and the first masterpiece in comic book history and (The New Yorker). Pulitzer Prize Winner. One of Variety's and Banned and Challenged Books Everyone Should ReadandA brutally moving work of art widely hailed as the greatest graphic novel ever writtenMaus 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.