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{{italictitle}}{{Short description|2011 book by Art Spiegelman}}
[[File:MetaMaus.jpg|thumb|First edition]]
'''''MetaMaus: A Look Inside a Modern Classic, Maus''''' is a book by [[Art Spiegelman]], published by [[Random House]]/[[Pantheon Books]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.randomhouse.com/book/171062/metamaus-by-art-spiegelman |publisher=Random House, Inc. |title=MetaMaus |accessdate=2013-03-13}} ({{ISBN|978-0-375-42394-9}})</ref><ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/books/review/the-making-of-maus.html|title = The Making of 'Maus'|accessdate = 2012-01-27|date = 2011-12-02|newspaper = [[The New York Times]]|first = Dan|last = Kois}}</ref> The centerpiece of the book is an interview with Art Spiegelman, the author of ''[[Maus]]'', conducted by [[Hillary Chute]].  It also has interviews with his wife and children, sketches, photographs, family trees, assorted artwork, and a DVD with video, audio, photos, and an interactive version of ''Maus''.<ref name=garner/> It also has documents such as the letters of rejection Spiegelman received from major publishers before Pantheon gave him a contract.<ref name=garner>{{cite news |work=New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/13/books/metamaus-by-art-spiegelman-review.html |title=After a Quarter-Century, an Author Looks Back at His Holocaust Comic |first=Dwight |last=Garner |date=2011-10-12 |accessdate=2013-03-13}}</ref>
''MetaMaus'' won a 2011 [[National Jewish Book Award]] in the category Biography, Autobiography, Memoir,<ref>{{cite web |work=Jewish Journal |agency=JTA |title=Spiegelman among National Jewish Book Awards winners |url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/culture/article/spiegelman_among_national_jewish_book_awards_winners_20120112 |date=2012-01-12 |accessdate=2013-03-13}}</ref> a 2012 [[Eisner Award]] in the category best comics-related book,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newsarama.com/comics/full-list-2012-eisner-award-winners.html |work=Newsarama |title=Full List of 2012 Eisner Award Winners |date=2012-07-14 |accessdate=2013-03-13}}</ref> and an honorable mention in the 2012 [[Sophy Brody Award]].
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=cyo71Ev-IQIC Google Books] (US edition)
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=30n-QwAACAAJ Google Books] (UK edition)
*[http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10420795-metamaus GoodReads]
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