{"product_id":"metamaus-isbn-9780375715372","title":"MetaMaus","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD WINNER \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eVisually and emotionally rich, \u003ci\u003eMetaMaus\u003c\/i\u003e is as groundbreaking as the masterpiece whose creation it reveals • Featured in the documentary \u003ci\u003eArt Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the pages of \u003ci\u003eMetaMaus\u003c\/i\u003e, Art Spiegelman re-enters the Pulitzer Prize–winning \u003ci\u003eMaus\u003c\/i\u003e, the modern classic that has altered how we see literature, comics, and the Holocaust ever since it was first published decades ago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe probes the questions that \u003ci\u003eMaus\u003c\/i\u003e most often evokes—Why the Holocaust? Why mice? Why comics?—and gives us a new and essential work about the creative process.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCompelling and intimate, \u003ci\u003eMetaMaus\u003c\/i\u003e is poised to become a classic in its own right.“Richly rewarding…The book also serves as a master class on the making and reading of comics…The last frame encapsulates in one single moment the artfulness behind the tale we’ve just read, and the uneasy combination of filial pride and anger that flowed through \u003ci\u003eMaus\u003c\/i\u003e and flows through \u003ci\u003eMetamaus \u003c\/i\u003eas well.”\u003cb\u003e –\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“\u003c\/b\u003eAs a floor plan for endless exploration, it is the Haus That “Maus” Built…Pick any page and gaze. The windows into these stories about \u003ci\u003ethe \u003c\/i\u003estory are to be found at every turn, filling the space with insightful light.”\u003cb\u003e –\u003ci\u003eWashington Post’s\u003c\/i\u003e Comic Riffs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Art Spiegelman has done more than any other writer of the last few decades to change our understanding of the way stories about the Holocaust can be written…\u003ci\u003eMetaMaus \u003c\/i\u003eis a profound meditation on the meaning of sources and the uses we make of them.” \u003cb\u003e–\u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A fascinating meditation on art, writing, and one of the darkest periods in human history.”\u003cb\u003e –\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Mr. Spiegelman’s new book, \u003ci\u003eMetaMaus\u003c\/i\u003e, functions as a kind of artist’s scrapbook, chapbook, photo album and storage trunk . . . Mr. Spiegelman is a witty and testy raconteur, and Ms. Chute knows a good deal about comics and she pulls good things from him . . . . Spiegelman is charismatic, and the photographs of him sprinkled throughout are pretty delightful.”\u003cb\u003e –\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Few books have made as much impact as \u003ci\u003eMaus has\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eMetaMaus\u003c\/i\u003e explores this impact, as well as providing some of the original notebook material on the graphic novels…[contains] the single most powerful graphic representation of the effects of the Holocaust…If you are serious about comics or the Holocaust, this book should be on your shelf.”\u003cb\u003e –San Francisco Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Each page is more beautiful than the next . . . you’ll find yourself as engrossed in it as you were in Maus.”\u003cb\u003e –Jewish Book Council Blog \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eMetaMaus\u003c\/i\u003e is an intriguing look into the guts of a massive artistic-historical project. With its visual, textual and historical components, the book untangles the tight narrative and visual knots into which the medium, the message and the process of \u003ci\u003eMaus\u003c\/i\u003e are tied. With grist to millers of either \u003ci\u003eMaus\u003c\/i\u003e, Spiegelman or both, it is a must-have item.”\u003cb\u003e –\u003ci\u003eForward\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eMetaMaus\u003c\/i\u003e will leave even the most ardent admirers of \u003ci\u003eMaus\u003c\/i\u003e newly in awe of its author's creative courage, ingenuity and stamina.” \u003cb\u003e–\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“At the risk of ruffling Donald's feathers, it could be argued that \u003ci\u003eMaus\u003c\/i\u003e, Art Spiegelman's aching Holocaust tale, is as compelling a comics creation as the best of Mickey. MetaMaus details the back story and making of Spiegelman's masterpiece.” \u003cb\u003e–NPR.org\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eART SPIEGELMAN\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the world’s most admired and beloved comic artists, best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning Holocaust narrative, \u003ci\u003eMaus\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in Stockholm in 1948, Spiegelman began studying cartooning in high school and drawing professionally at age sixteen. He studied art and philosophy at Harpur College before joining the underground comics movement in the 1960s. Spiegelman taught history and the aesthetics of comics at the School of Visual Arts in New York from 1979 to 1986, and in 1980 he founded \u003ci\u003eRAW, \u003c\/i\u003ethe acclaimed avant-garde comics magazine, with his wife, Françoise Mouly. Honors Spiegelman has received include induction into the Will Eisner Hall of Fame and the Art Director’s Club Hall of Fame. In 2005, he was named one of \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003emagazine’s 100 Most Influential People. He was made an Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2007, and in 2011 he was awarded the Grand Prix at the Angoulême International Comics Festival. In 2015, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and in 2018 he became the first comic artist to receive the Edward MacDowell Medal. His art has been exhibited at museums throughout the world, including the Pompidou Center in Paris, the Ludwig Museum in Cologne, the Vancouver Art Gallery, the Jewish Museum in New York City, and the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art.","brand":"Pantheon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233384575205,"sku":"NP9780375715372","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780375715372.jpg?v=1767732596","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/metamaus-isbn-9780375715372","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}