Life Writing

This blog will feature aspects of the author of Maus, the memoir itself and our overall interpretation and study of the memoir.

- Eden Anderson, Kelsey Nairn, Tanya Markovic & Jacqueline Rizek

Sunday, April 5, 2015

Media Appearances

Media Appearances of Maus, I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History:

      Almost immediately following the release of Maus, an unlikely celebrity emerged into the world in the form of Art Spiegelman. The graphic novel turned just a simply good writer into a great one. Having written one of, if not the most influential memoirs about the Holocaust, it catapulted him to a Pulitzer prize, as well as international fame and recognition. Being offered to do interviews with many well-known newspapers and television networks, many of which I have provided links to in this posting or one of my previous blogs. After the completion of Maus, he had this statement to offer to The Observer; “I was unsure how to proceed. Could I follow it up with Maus II? The fact that so much terror and sadness and death was such a success sort of gave me the bends.”
  




Gopinath, Manu. (2012, November 5). About Art Spiegleman-Maus. Retrieved from http://artsmaus.blogspot.ca/2012/11/media-appearances.htmlAn article that delves into some of the early media appearances for Maus I. It goes through many of the key aspects that changed Art Spiegleman from simply a good writer to a great one. Also, it speaks to Spiegleman’s very interesting thoughts and feelings on religion.

BY: JACQUELINE RIZEK

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