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From Germany to Germany: Diary 1990 by Gunter Grass
Category: Accessories
In 1990, Gunter Grass - a reluctant diarist - felt compelled to make a record of the interesting times through which he was living. Following the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 and the collapse of Communism, Germany and Europe were enduring a period of immense upheaval. Grass resolved to immer ...Show more
Of All That Ends by Gunter Grass
Category: Biography
Suddenly, in spite of the trials of old age, and with the end in sight, everything seems possible again: love letters, soliloquies, scenes of jealousy, swan songs, social satire, and moments of happiness. Only an aging artist who has once more cheated death can get to work with such wisdom, defiance and ...Show more
Peeling the Onion by Gunter Grass
Category: Biography
"Peeling the Onion" is a searingly honest memoir that evokes Grass' modest upbringing in Danzig, his time as a boy soldier fighting the Russians and concludes with the writing of his masterpiece, "The Tin Drum", in Paris. Grass' parents ran a corner shop, but his mother, whom he adored, encouraged him t ...Show more
The Box - Tales from the Darkroom by Gunter Grass
Category: Biography
'Once upon a time there was a father who, because he had grown old, called together his sons and daughters - four, five, six, eight in number - and finally convinced them, after long hesitation, to do as he wished. Now they are sitting around a table and begin to talk'. In this delightful sequel to "Pee ...Show more
The Flounder by Gunter Grass
Category: Fiction
First published in 1977, this novel is based on the fairy story "The Fisherman and his Wife". Multi-layered and laced with poetry and humour, it analyzes the battle of the sexes.
The Tin Drum by Gunter Grass
Category: Classics | Series: Vintage War
On his third birthday, at three feet tall, Oskar decides to stop growing. On the same day, he receives his first tin drum. Together with his piercing scream, he wields his drum as an anarchic weapon, drawing forth memories from the past and passing judgement on the horrors, injustices, and eccentricitie ...Show more
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