Spiegelman is best known for his graphic novel Maus, a portrayal of his father’s experience in the Holocaust, with groups such as Jews, Germans, and Poles represented as mice, cats, pigs, and other animals.

• In 1992, Maus became the first and only graphic novel to win a Pulitzer Prize.

• In 2022, it became the subject of renewed attention, due to a Tennessee school district removing it from its curriculum, citing nudity and explicit language.