Writer's corner: Gunter Grass.

From: Europe | Date: July 1, 1993| Author: Bednarz, Christine | Copyright information

Gunter Grass is a German author, famous in the US for 'The Tin Drum', in both book and film form. In autumn 1992 his latest book 'The Call of the Toad' was published. The book, which tells of East Germany's post-cold war economic expansionism, is punctuated with criticism of the German government in the context of German reunification. He has written plays, essays and novels, always showing an examination of German consciousness. Reactions to his work vary. Grass, who was brought up in Danzig...

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