Selected from the vast range of his work, the writings included in this anthology trace Gunter Grass’s development as a writer, and with it the history of a nation coming to terms with its past. Excerpts from Grass’s major novels – from The Tin Drum to Crabwalk – are included, as are numerous short fictions, essays, and poems, many of which have never appeared before in English. Grass’s gifts as an observer of and participant in the social and political landscape are justly celebrated, as are his inimitable sense of humor, his consistent defense of the disadvantaged, and his mastery of the forms of expression he has employed over the years.

Format: Paperback
Published: in USA in 2004
Publisher: Harcourt
Pages: 310
Language: English
ISBN 13: 9780156029926
ISBN 10: 0156029928