1992: Art Spiegelman on the CREATION of MAUS | The Late Show | Classic Interviews | BBC Archive

The writer and cartoonist talks about his most enduring work, the first graphic novel to win the Pulitzer Prize, MAUS.
Maus depicts Spiegelman interviewing his father about his experiences as a Polish Jew and Holocaust survivor but the novel renders Jews as mice and other Germans and Poles as cats and pigs.
In this interview, Spiegelman talks about becoming obsessed with graphic novels as a child and of his relationship with his father as well as the idea to write MAUS.
Originally broadcast 1 April, 1992
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[@PokhrajRoy.]

It’s truly an iconic graphic novel. I’m so happy this exists.

[@patelurvisa]

The cigarette like from the book is perfect

[@hilaryepstein6013]

A fascinating insight into an iconic comic/graphic novel. It's a shame his father didn't live to see him get the Pulitzer Prize.

[@EarthAngelDoll]

such an incredible and brave story, told with such care. it should be on the curriculum.

[@moltenskys]

It is in some places! Some places are trying to ban it though unfortunately

[@airsir9559]

It actually is. It's used for novel studies in some grades here in Canada. Usually throughout middle school and highschool. Maus and Elie Wiesel's Night.

[@CrimeFighterFrog]

I just read through the entire novel in one go on the longest train journey I've ever been on, and it was so amazing and unique.

[@rgarlinyc]

Mr Spiegelman, your MAUS was immensely influential and educational to me a young man getting to. know. my history, the history of the contemporary world itself, and attempting to understand and well prepare myself against anti-Semitism. אַ שיינעם דאַנקאַנק

[@MultiVince95]

Wednesday 1st April 1992

[@user-zs4ki2wz6p]

we where reading about this in Art

[@MrMann0123]

Brilliant!

[@danorthsidemang3834]

Garbage!

[@helenabarnett6441]

Does anyone know who the interviewer is? I can't see a name in the description...

[@robinvanags912]

Sarah Dunant.

[@helenabarnett6441]

Thanks!

[@BornIn82]

Nice