--- product_id: 6310434 title: "Maus I & II Paperback Box Set" price: "€ 51.60" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.es/products/6310434-maus-i-and-ii-paperback-box-set store_origin: ES region: Spain --- # Maus I & II Paperback Box Set **Price:** € 51.60 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Maus I & II Paperback Box Set - **How much does it cost?** € 51.60 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.es](https://www.desertcart.es/products/6310434-maus-i-and-ii-paperback-box-set) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Maus I & II Paperback Box Set [Spiegelman, Art] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Maus I & II Paperback Box Set Review: Sobering Read, excellent print - Amazing read. Captivating story excellent illustrations. The box set is also very good quality and the booklet inside was a special touch. Definitely would recommend Review: An Approachable Masterwork on the Holocaust, Plus Lessons About Grown-Up Parent-Child Relationships - Economist Greatest Books of All Time List #407 I've been aware of Maus for a while, but never read it until it came up on the Economist GBOAT list. I'm sure my thoughts below will echo those from the book's legions of fans. *Brief Synopsis: Art Spiegelman, known for making serious/adult comic books, undertook this project to relate the story of his father Vladek's life as a survivor of the Jewish Holocaust and his (Art's) own complicated relationship with his father as an aging and miserly curmudgeon. A big innovation here is that Spiegelman turns all the characters/historical figures into animals, with all Jews illustrated as mice, Germans as cats, Poles as pigs, Americans as dogs, etc. Vladek's story describes the life of Jews in Nazi-occupied Poland from the invasion in 1939, to the ghettos and work camps, and all the way to (and, in Vladek's case, through) the Auschwitz concentration camp. The tale is sickening and graphic (as required by the subject matter), as Vladek relates the many, many times when his life was in jeopardy and his friends and family members died due to starvation, sickness, violence, and/or the gas chambers. In parallel with Vladek's backward-looking story, Art also relates the unfolding "real time" story of his efforts to extract the story from his then-elderly father living in New York. Vladek's neurotic and miserly tendencies drive Art and Vladek's other family members up the wall, and Art struggles to faithfully portray his struggles with his father while also striving to avoid playing into antisemitic slurs and stereotypes. *On the Holocaust: As a matter-of-fact relation of one Polish Jew's survival of the Holocaust (accompanied by understated-yet-powerful and surreal artwork on every page), the narrative is really compelling and educational. The whole story shows the tightening of the Nazi noose around the necks of Jews and how the growing tide of restrictions and racism created a "frog cooking in the pot slowly" effect that eventually left nearly all of them without an escape route. Like all Holocaust histories, it's both a relation of unspeakable horrors (there were multiple times, especially when Vladek related the graphic and brutal fates of Jewish children, when I felt compelled to cry out "O God, where art Thou?") and a cautionary tale. I was often forcibly reminded of Terry Pratchett's assessment in "Small Gods": "There are hardly any excesses of the most crazed psychopath that cannot be easily duplicated by a normal, kindly family man who just comes into work every day and has a job to do." Those "excesses" on the part of the Nazis regularly resulted in literal piles of bodies strewn across the several pages of this novel. The book also drives home an important point, through an exchange Art shares with his therapist, that surviving the concentration camps was, much more often than not, the result of pure chance rather than merit. Though Vladek constantly wheels and deals throughout the book (e.g., trading favors and food in ghetto and camp black markets, constructing safety bunkers to hide family members, peddling his services and know-how as bribes for favorable treatment for his family), he also regularly relates the many, many instances of luck when he was overlooked or passed over while others were sent to die. Two quotes that particularly stood out to me included: (in the context of trading favors and giving bribes) "If you want to live, it's good to be friendly.", and (when he passed through a Swiss town after Auschwitz and realized everyday life continued for so many) "And I saw, it's not everywhere, my hell. It's still life things going on." *On Parenthood and Sonhood: The book also relates the tangible, hair-pulling frustration that can arise in the child-parent relationship as a stuck-in-their-ways parent approaches the caregiving years. Vladek's traumatic experiences clearly play an outsize role in his neuroses, but there's something poignant and universal about the way Art constantly struggles with his feelings of frustration as he seeks independence and distance from his father's own prejudices while also feeling the guilt and wondering if he should be more supportive and understanding. This book is certainly a masterpiece. I'll share it with my children to teach them about the Holocaust, and also continue to look to it myself as an insightful take on the child-parent relationship in later life. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | 0679748407 | | Best Sellers Rank | #3,773 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #6 in Educational & Nonfiction Graphic Novels #15 in Jewish Holocaust History #171 in Memoirs (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (2,652) | | Dimensions | 6.75 x 1.3 x 9.5 inches | | Edition | Reprint | | ISBN-10 | 9780679748403 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0679748403 | | Item Weight | 2 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 300 pages | | Publication date | October 19, 1993 | | Publisher | Pantheon | ## Images ![Maus I & II Paperback Box Set - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91YS0vugk8L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sobering Read, excellent print *by K***O on December 13, 2025* Amazing read. Captivating story excellent illustrations. The box set is also very good quality and the booklet inside was a special touch. Definitely would recommend ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An Approachable Masterwork on the Holocaust, Plus Lessons About Grown-Up Parent-Child Relationships *by M***G on July 4, 2025* Economist Greatest Books of All Time List #407 I've been aware of Maus for a while, but never read it until it came up on the Economist GBOAT list. I'm sure my thoughts below will echo those from the book's legions of fans. *Brief Synopsis: Art Spiegelman, known for making serious/adult comic books, undertook this project to relate the story of his father Vladek's life as a survivor of the Jewish Holocaust and his (Art's) own complicated relationship with his father as an aging and miserly curmudgeon. A big innovation here is that Spiegelman turns all the characters/historical figures into animals, with all Jews illustrated as mice, Germans as cats, Poles as pigs, Americans as dogs, etc. Vladek's story describes the life of Jews in Nazi-occupied Poland from the invasion in 1939, to the ghettos and work camps, and all the way to (and, in Vladek's case, through) the Auschwitz concentration camp. The tale is sickening and graphic (as required by the subject matter), as Vladek relates the many, many times when his life was in jeopardy and his friends and family members died due to starvation, sickness, violence, and/or the gas chambers. In parallel with Vladek's backward-looking story, Art also relates the unfolding "real time" story of his efforts to extract the story from his then-elderly father living in New York. Vladek's neurotic and miserly tendencies drive Art and Vladek's other family members up the wall, and Art struggles to faithfully portray his struggles with his father while also striving to avoid playing into antisemitic slurs and stereotypes. *On the Holocaust: As a matter-of-fact relation of one Polish Jew's survival of the Holocaust (accompanied by understated-yet-powerful and surreal artwork on every page), the narrative is really compelling and educational. The whole story shows the tightening of the Nazi noose around the necks of Jews and how the growing tide of restrictions and racism created a "frog cooking in the pot slowly" effect that eventually left nearly all of them without an escape route. Like all Holocaust histories, it's both a relation of unspeakable horrors (there were multiple times, especially when Vladek related the graphic and brutal fates of Jewish children, when I felt compelled to cry out "O God, where art Thou?") and a cautionary tale. I was often forcibly reminded of Terry Pratchett's assessment in "Small Gods": "There are hardly any excesses of the most crazed psychopath that cannot be easily duplicated by a normal, kindly family man who just comes into work every day and has a job to do." Those "excesses" on the part of the Nazis regularly resulted in literal piles of bodies strewn across the several pages of this novel. The book also drives home an important point, through an exchange Art shares with his therapist, that surviving the concentration camps was, much more often than not, the result of pure chance rather than merit. Though Vladek constantly wheels and deals throughout the book (e.g., trading favors and food in ghetto and camp black markets, constructing safety bunkers to hide family members, peddling his services and know-how as bribes for favorable treatment for his family), he also regularly relates the many, many instances of luck when he was overlooked or passed over while others were sent to die. Two quotes that particularly stood out to me included: (in the context of trading favors and giving bribes) "If you want to live, it's good to be friendly.", and (when he passed through a Swiss town after Auschwitz and realized everyday life continued for so many) "And I saw, it's not everywhere, my hell. It's still life things going on." *On Parenthood and Sonhood: The book also relates the tangible, hair-pulling frustration that can arise in the child-parent relationship as a stuck-in-their-ways parent approaches the caregiving years. Vladek's traumatic experiences clearly play an outsize role in his neuroses, but there's something poignant and universal about the way Art constantly struggles with his feelings of frustration as he seeks independence and distance from his father's own prejudices while also feeling the guilt and wondering if he should be more supportive and understanding. This book is certainly a masterpiece. I'll share it with my children to teach them about the Holocaust, and also continue to look to it myself as an insightful take on the child-parent relationship in later life. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ So important to read *by K***R on January 9, 2026* Beautiful --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.es/products/6310434-maus-i-and-ii-paperback-box-set](https://www.desertcart.es/products/6310434-maus-i-and-ii-paperback-box-set) --- *Product available on Desertcart Spain* *Store origin: ES* *Last updated: 2026-04-22*