Description
THE TIN DRUM presents Hitler's rise and fall through the eyes of the dwarfish narrator whose magic powers become symbolic of the dark forces dominating the German nation in the period. Like Thomas Mann's DOCTOR FAUSTUS, Grass's novel explores the dark roots of power and creativity. An early advocate of 'magic realism'. Gunter Grass is the most powerful and celebrated novelist to appear in post-war Germany. His home city of Danzig is a powerful presence in this novel.
Gunter Grass was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 199
About the Author
Gunter Grass (1927-2015) was Germany's most celebrated post-war writer. He was a creative artist of remarkable versatility: novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, graphic artist. Grass's first novel, The Tin Drum, is widely regarded as one of the finest novels of the twentieth century, and he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1999.
Book Information
ISBN 9781857151473
Author Gunter Grass
Format Hardback
Page Count 550
Imprint Everyman's Library
Publisher Everyman
Weight(grams) 629g
Dimensions(mm) 210mm * 34mm * 135mm
Gunter Grass was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 199
About the Author
Gunter Grass (1927-2015) was Germany's most celebrated post-war writer. He was a creative artist of remarkable versatility: novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, graphic artist. Grass's first novel, The Tin Drum, is widely regarded as one of the finest novels of the twentieth century, and he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1999.
Book Information
ISBN 9781857151473
Author Gunter Grass
Format Hardback
Page Count 550
Imprint Everyman's Library
Publisher Everyman
Weight(grams) 629g
Dimensions(mm) 210mm * 34mm * 135mm
