Spiegelman, born in Sweden in 1948, was an only child since his older brother Richieu perished in 1943. Spiegelman grew up in Rego Park, in Queens, New York, but the genocide was never far away.

Art Spiegelman talks to James Naughtie and readers about his graphic novel Maus.

Art Spiegelman revolutionized comic books with his Pulitzer Prize-winning "Maus." In an interview with DW, he talks about the value of comics, the post-9/11 world, and life under the weight of a ...

Spiegelman’s aunt Tosha poisoned herself and the three children in her care, one of whom was Richieu, rather than let them face incarceration and worse.