The author told The New York Times last week that he agreed that the imagery used in the graphic novel was disturbing. 'But you know what?' he told the Times, 'It's disturbing history.'
The novel, which first published in 1986, tells the story of the author Art Spiegelman's parents' experience during the Holocaust and their imprisonment in Auschwitz. It depicts Nazi officers as cats and Jewish people as mice.
Its renewed popularity came after the McMinn County Board of Education in Tennessee decided on January 10 to remove "Maus" from the curriculum, citing concerns about depictions of nudity and violence,During the meeting, school board members objected to the usage of the phrase "God damn" and what they called nude illustrations, The Tennessee Holler reported.
Board members called the graphics about violence and killing were "completely unnecessary" and that it was "not wise or healthy" for the book to promote them, The Tennessee Holler reported."But you know what?" he told the Times, "It's disturbing history."Maus" with another book about the Holocaust.Read the original article on
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