Art Spiegelman’s iconic Maus - the first graphic novel to ever win or receive recognition from the Pulitzer Board - Maus was banned in Russia in 2015 due to anti-extremism and anti-Nazi propaganda laws regarding the display of a swastika on the cover, and it faced protests and book burnings in Poland in 2001 over its depiction of Polish gentiles.
Art Spiegelman’s iconic Maus - the first graphic novel to ever win or receive recognition from the Pulitzer Board - Maus was banned in Russia in 2015 due to anti-extremism and anti-Nazi propaganda laws regarding the display of a swastika on the cover, and it faced protests and book burnings in Poland in 2001 over its depiction of Polish gentiles.