The winner of the 1992 Pulitzer Prize, this set includes volumes one and two of "the most affecting and successful narrative ever done about the Holocaust" (Raymond Sokolov, "Wall Street Journal."

The winner of the 1992 Pulitzer Prize, this set includes volumes one and two of "the most affecting and successful narrative ever done about the Holocaust" (Raymond Sokolov, "Wall Street Journal."

The paperback boxed set of thePulitzer Prize-winning*graphic novel in its original two-volume format, re-released to include a sixteen-page booklet designed by the artist. Acclaimed as "the most affecting and successful narrative ever done about the Holocaust"*(Wall Street Journal), Maus is considered "the first masterpiece in comic book history"(The New Yorker ).

A brutally moving work of art--widely hailed as the greatest graphic novel ever written--Maus 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.