Spiegelmans family story has been told before, as a footnote in her dad Art Spiegelmans Pulitzer-winning graphic novel,Maus.
But here, she dives into her matriarchal lineage through wine-soaked discussions with her mother, longtimeNew Yorkerart editor Francoise Mouly, and her French grandmother, Josee.
Nadja finds herself looking through a fun-house mirror of her familial past and her own confusing adolescence, which was overshadowed by her successful parents and the trauma of 9/11.
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At times, its hard to empathize with her indulgent recounting of a privileged upbringing in New York, but she saves herself with prose thats tender and delicate.
