Maus, a graphic novel by Art Spiegelman, received a special Pulitzer Prize in 1992 for its poignant and innovative depiction of the Holocaust through the use of comics. The Pulitzer committee recognized the groundbreaking nature of Maus as a work that furthered the understanding and appreciation of the genre of comics as a medium for serious literature.
"Maus" by Art Spiegelman won the Pulitzer Prize Special Award in 1992, making it the first and only graphic novel to receive this prestigious award. It also received an Eisner Award and was included in Time Magazine's list of the 100 best English-language novels published since 1923.
Awards * 1988 Angoulême International Comics Festival Awards - Religious Award: Christian Testimony & Prize for Best Comic Book: Foreign Comic Award (Maus: un survivant raconte). * 1988 Urhunden Prize - Foreign Album (Maus). * 1990 Max & Moritz Prizes - Special Prize (Maus). * 1992 Pulitzer Prize - Special Awards and Citations - Letters (Maus). [1] * 1992 Eisner Award - Best Graphic Album: Reprint (Maus II). * 1992 Harvey Award - Best Graphic Album of Previously Published Work (Maus II). [2] * 1993 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction (Maus II, A Survivor's Tale). [3] * 1993 Angoulême International Comics Festival Awards - Prize for Best Comic Book: Foreign comic (Maus: un survivant raconte, part II). * 1993 Urhunden Prize - Foreign Album (Maus II). * 1986 National Book Critics Circle Award * 1992 National Book Critics Circle Award
'Maus 1 and 2 : A Survivor's Tale' by Art Spiegelman and Keija Nakazawa's 'I Saw It : The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima , a Survivor's True Story' are equally good reads and both cover a part of history that could be described as catastrophic .
Some went underground, living in deserted barns, etc. The 1992 Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel "Maus" by Art Spiegelman is an eye-opener. So is "Blood from a Stone" by Yaron Svoray. See the Related Links listed below for more information:
Maus was created in 1991.
John Maus's birth name is John Joseph Maus.
Jeff Maus is 6' 2".
Robb Maus is 5' 9".
Octave Maus died in 1919.
Octave Maus was born in 1856.
Maus Gatsonides died in 1998.
Maus Gatsonides was born in 1911.