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Maus: A Survivor’s Tale, published in 1986, is a graphic memoir of a Jewish man who survived the mass killings of the Jews under the German Nazi regime, the Holocaust. The author has used pictorial representations to manifest the story of his parents during the great war as told by his father, Vladek. This story effortlessly moves back and forth in time making the chronology easier to perceive. The reader journeys through a sequence of historical events, which grows compelling page by page giving a deep insight on the challenges that had to be faced by being a Holocaust victim. The author reckons the Jews as mice, Germans as cats, and the Polish people as pigs, which is a unique and interesting view on history. Maus: A Survivor’s Tale is an upright portrayal of a devastated family’s experiences with gripping details. It also depicts the wonderful reconnaissance of the affinity between a father and a son. Art Spiegelman is best known for his Pulitzer prize winning comic memoir, Maus: A Survivor’s Tale. He was born on 15 February, 1948, and attended Binghamton University. He is also the author of books like The Wild Party, In The Shadow Of No Towers, Be A Nose, and many more. Apart from being an author, he is a cartoonist and also the editor for American comics.