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The Tin Drum (Die Blechtrommel), published in 1959, is the groundbreaking debut novel by Günter Grass and the first installment of his acclaimed Danzig Trilogy. The story follows Oskar Matzerath, a boy who, on his third birthday, decides to stop growing in protest against the adult world's hypocrisy and brutality. Armed with his tin drum and a piercing scream capable of shattering glass, Oskar becomes both witness and participant in Germany’s turbulent history, from the rise of Nazism to the post-World War II era. Blending magical realism with biting satire, the novel explores themes of memory, guilt, and moral complicity. Through Oskar's sur...
The Tin Drum (Die Blechtrommel), published in 1959, is the groundbreaking debut novel by Günter Grass and the first installment of his acclaimed Danzig Trilogy. The story follows Oskar Matzerath, a boy who, on his third birthday, decides to stop growing in protest against the adult world's hypocrisy and brutality. Armed with his tin drum and a piercing scream capable of shattering glass, Oskar becomes both witness and participant in Germany’s turbulent history, from the rise of Nazism to the post-World War II era. Blending magical realism with biting satire, the novel explores themes of memory, guilt, and moral complicity. Through Oskar's surreal and often grotesque perspective, Grass offers a powerful critique of 20th-century German society.
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Weight | 490 g |
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Condition | New |
Format | Paperback |
Product Type | Historical Fiction |
Writer | |
Language | English |
Genre | Historical Fiction |
Origin | Germany |
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