MetaMaus
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780670916832 (0670916838)
Publish date: November 3rd 2011
Publisher: Viking
Pages no: 300
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
History,
Literature,
Art,
World War II,
Sequential Art,
Graphic Novels,
Comics,
Holocaust
Series: Maus
I read everything except the Vladek transcripts. Really, really great interview about art, comics, memory, family, honesty. And speculation that hearing about Maus led eventually to An American Tail being made.
I actually haven't read this cover-to-cover (I just skimmed the transcript of the interview with Vladek at the end), nor have I checked out the CD that comes with the book yet (though I plan to), but the bulk of this book, which is an interview between Hillary Chute and Art Spiegelman was *fantastic...
An extraordinarily insightful, intimate look inside the creative process and the evolution of a masterpiece.
MetaMaus is based off a series of interviews Hillary Chute conducted with Art Spiegelman over the course of several years. The book is set up in a Q&A format that mirrors the process Spiegelman used to interview his own father for the information in Maus. Intentionally, I'm sure. It's meant to be Sp...
This book is a good companion to the graphic history of Maus. Done mainly though interviews, the book covers the concept, creation, and response to Maus. It is quite an easy read. Also of note is the DVD, which includes a copy of the graphic novel and losts of bonus materials, including some sour...
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