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The Tin Drum by Günter Grass

About 534 pages (160,274 words) in 18 products

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Author Biography

Name: Günter Grass
Birth Date: October 16, 1927
Place of Birth: Danzig, Germany
Nationality: German
Gender: Male
Occupations: novelist, playwright, poet, author

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Biography of Günter Grass
1003 words, approx. 3.3 pages
The German novelist, playwright, and poet Günter Grass (born 1927) is internationally known as one of the most important literary figures of postwar Germany; he is also known as an exemplar of his own saying, "The job of a citizen is to keep his mou...
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Biography of Günter Grass
14010 words, approx. 46.7 pages
Gunter Grass is more than a writer; he is a phenomenon. Recognized in Germany by friend and foe alike as a formidable artistic and political force, abroad he is viewed almost as a personification of Germany and of postwar German literature. Yet, Grass ha...
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Biography of Guenter (Wilhelm) Grass
13438 words, approx. 44.8 pages
Günter Grass is more than a writer; he is a phenomenon. Recognized in Germany by friend and foe alike as a formidable artistic and political force, abroad he is viewed almost as a personification of Germany and of postwar German literature. Yet, Gra...
 


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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The Tin Drum - GÜnter Grass - 1959 Summary
7,273 words, approx. 24 pages
The Tin Drum - GÜnter Grass - 1959 Introduction Günter Grass had been struggling as a poet and an artist for several years, getting virtually nowhere in either medium, when he decided to write a novel. Begun in 1956 and published in 1959,...
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The Tin Drum Information
1,129 words, approx. 4 pages
The Tin Drum (German: Die Blechtrommel) is a 1959 novel by Günter Grass. The novel is part of Grass' Danziger Trilogie (Danzig Trilogy). It is considered one of the finest pieces of German post war literature and a great contributor to the genre of...


News and Journals
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The Washington Times
The `Tin Drum' affair.(Commentary)(Editorials)
07/01/1997: 516 words, approx. 2 pages
Notwithstanding how awful child pornography is, it's clear that the authorities in Oklahoma City overstepped last week when they went to the homes of private citizens to confiscate copies of the 1979 Oscar-winning German movie "The Tin Drum". The incident was sparked by...
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Video Store
VSDA Wins Tin Drum Suit, Called A Victory for Retailers.
12/27/1998: 329 words, approx. 1 pages
The VSDAs 18-month legal battle with Oklahoma City ended last week when a judge ruled the film The Tin Drum does not violate child pornography laws. The VSDA had been embroiled in a First Amendment battle since June 1997, when police in Oklahomas...
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AP News
Guenter Grass celebrates 80th birthday
10/4/2007: 382 words, approx. 1 pages
The Baltic port city of Gdansk opened three days of celebrations Thursday to mark the 80th birthday of its famous son, German novelist Guenter Grass."I'm very happy that I could come and meet with my friends on the eve of my birthday," Grass, who won...
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AP News
Guenter Grass files lawsuit
11/23/2007: 470 words, approx. 2 pages
Nobel laureate Guenter Grass has filed a lawsuit against the publisher of his biography for claiming that he voluntarily joined the Nazis' murderous Waffen-SS unit during World War II, his lawyer said Friday.Attorney Paul Hertin said he filed a request for an injunction against Random...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Keith Miles
14,029 words, approx. 47 pages
Miles is an English dramatist, short story writer, novelist, author of children's literature, critic, and educator. In the following excerpt, a small portion of which was reprinted in CLC-15, he discusses the literary influences of Herman Melville, Lawrence Sterne, and Thomas Mann on The Tin Drum, and examines Grass's portrayal of Oskar, who acts as commentator on "the character and history of the German people in the twentieth century."
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Critical Essay by Michael Hollington
9,346 words, approx. 31 pages
In the following excerpt, Hollington discusses Grass's portrayal of bourgeois values in Nazi Germany.
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Critical Essay by Richard H. Lawson
7,090 words, approx. 24 pages
Lawson is an American educator and author of several books and articles on German literature. In the following excerpt, he discusses the plot and characters of The Tin Drum, and explores Grass's use of symbolism throughout the novel.
 


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