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Grass, Günter

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(gün'tӘr gräs), 1927–2015, German novelist, lyricist, artist, and playwright, b. Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland). Writing from his experience in the Hitler Youth, the German army, and as a prisoner of war, Grass deplored fascist militarism. The anguish of war and the social and political problems that West Germany faced before reunification are the principal concerns of his fiction. His novel Die Blechtrommel (1959; tr. The Tin Drum , 1961, film 1979), which brought him world renown, reveals his bizarre sense of humor and superb linguistic gifts. Related by Oskar Matzerath, a strange dwarf drummer, it aroused controversy in Germany with its idiosyncratic yet clear-eyed portrayal of recent German history from the prewar period, through the Nazi regime, to the Wirtschaftswunder of the postwar era. His second novel, Hundejahre (1963; tr. Dog Years , 1965), is a monumental work that also aroused considerable controversy. Set in Danzig, it deals, often grotesquely, with the Nazi years as it…
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Full text Article Grass, Günter (1927–)

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German writer, poet, and artist. He was born and educated in Danzig until he was called up to the German army at the age of 16. He was captured by the Americans, and after his release in 1946, worked as a farm labourer and as a miner before he trained as a stonemason and sculptor, later studying art…
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German novelist, poet and playwright. Intellectual and experimental in form, theme and language, his books consistently challenge the status quo and question our reading of the past. He was awarded the Nobel prize for literature in 1999. Ich bin Schriftsteller von Beruf. Ich versuche, gegen die…
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Full text Article Günter Grass 1927–2015

From The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
German novelist, poet, and dramatist The citizen's first duty is unrest. The Citizen's First Duty address delivered 1967; in Speak Out! (1968) I want to warn against this time-honoured means of dealing with the past; I prefer, myself, to keep the wound open. Dokumente zur politischen Wirkung (1968) …
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Full text Article Grass, Günter (Wilhelm)

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(born Oct. 16, 1927, Danzig—died April 13, 2015, Lübeck, Ger.) German novelist, poet, and playwright. Grass was involved in the Hitler Youth; during World War II he was drafted at age 17, wounded in battle, and became a prisoner of war. His extraordinary first novel, The Tin Drum (1959), brought him…
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Full text Article Grass, Günter

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(gün'tӘr gräs), 1927–2015, German novelist, lyricist, artist, and playwright, b. Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland). Writing from his experience in the Hitler Youth, the German army, and as a prisoner of war, Grass deplored fascist militarism. The anguish of war and the social and political problems that…
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Full text Article GRASS, GÜNTER

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GRASS, GÜNTER
Nationality: German b. 16 October 1927, Danzig (now Gdansk), Free City of Danzig (now Poland); d. 13 April 2015, Lübeck, Germany Whose frolicsome black fables portray the forgotten face of history Born and raised in a predominantly German speaking enclave in Poland, Grass was absorbed into the…
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Full text Article Grass, Günter Wilhelm

From Chambers Biographical Dictionary
1927- ♦ German novelist and Nobel Prize winner Born in Danzig (now Gdansk, Poland), he trained as a stonemason and sculptor, then attended the Academy of Art, Düsseldorf, and the State Academy of Fine Arts, Berlin. He served in World War II and was a prisoner of war. He worked as a farm labourer, …
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