Maus: Controversial or Necessary?
After posting this book on my new bookstagram account (please go follow if you haven't already, a lot of my blog posts will be more accessible over there— @anemporiumofink ), I thought it would make a fitting and thought-provoking article to write about. If you aren't following me on instagram, or haven't seen it yet, I talk a little bit about my thoughts on the graphic novel, Maus by Art Spiegelman. Despite its striking and controversial cover, Maus is a very poignant and moving tale of the author's father, Vladek Spiegelman, and his experience during World War II both as a POW, and as a Jew in Auschwitz. While some may criticise the graphic novel for its seemingly inappropriate form, I think it is an important piece of literature which eternalises a moment in history that we should strive to never forget. It is understandable that some people may disagree with the 'informal' presentation of the story as it is possible to view it as something that takes a...