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The double meaning behind Art Spiegelman’s “Maus”

Season 39 Episode 3 | 1m 57s

Art Spiegelman’s graphic novel “Maus” was about both his father Vladek’s experiences in the Holocaust and the difficult relationship they had with each other.

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