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The wordless novel is a narrative genre that uses sequences of captionless pictures to tell a story. As artists have often made such books using woodcut and other relief printing techniques, the terms
Wordless novels flourished in Germany in the 1920s and typically were made using woodcut or similar techniques in an Expressionist style. (Frans Masereel, 25 Images of a Man's Passion, 1918)
Wordless novels flourished in Germany in the 1920s and typically were made using woodcut or similar techniques in an Expressionist style. (Frans Maser
Expressionist film and graphics inspired early wordless novels. (The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, 1920)
Expressionist film and graphics inspired early wordless novels. (The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, 1920)
Wordless novelists favoured relief printing such as in this wood engraving from Ward's Prelude to a Million Years (1933).
Wordless novelists favoured relief printing such as in this wood engraving from Ward's Prelude to a Million Years (1933).
In He Done Her Wrong (1930), Milt Gross parodied Lynd Ward's Gods' Man (1929).
In He Done Her Wrong (1930), Milt Gross parodied Lynd Ward's Gods' Man (1929).
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Maus, often published as Maus: A Survivor's Tale, is a graphic novel by American cartoonist Art Spiegelman, serialized from 1980 to 1991. It depicts Spiegelman interviewing his father about his experi
Wordless novel
…strip, "Prisoner on the Hell Planet", in an Expressionist style inspired by Ward's work. Spiegelman later incorporated the strip into his graphic novel Maus (1992). While graphic novels generally use captions and dialogue, cartoonists such as Eric Drooker, Peter Kuper, Thomas Ott, Brian Ralph, Masashi Tanaka…
Cover of the first volume of Maus
Cover of the first volume of Maus
Spiegelman visited Auschwitz concentration camp in 1979 as part of his research.
Spiegelman visited Auschwitz concentration camp in 1979 as part of his research.
Journalist Piotr Bikont (left) set up a publishing house in 2001 to publish a Polish edition of Maus in the face of protest.
Journalist Piotr Bikont (left) set up a publishing house in 2001 to publish a Polish edition of Maus in the face of protest.
Spiegelman's use of cartoon animals, similar to those shown here, conflicted with readers' expectations.
Spiegelman's use of cartoon animals, similar to those shown here, conflicted with readers' expectations.