From Germany to Germany by Günter Grass
Gives the reader an insight into a key moment in the life of modern Europe. This title also provides an insight into the creative process as the reader witnesses ideas for novels occurring and then taking shape. It presents both a personal journal by a creative artist and a commentary on European history.
From Germany to Germany contains delightful insights into the process of crafting a novel…the most compelling and enduring evaluation of the complexities of reunification is likely to have come from the pen of Günter Grass the novelist -- Harry de Quetteville * Daily Telegraph *
Though Grass spent much of the year engaged in political argument – with others and with himself – there is much else in the bookIt is first the record of a man possessed of extraordinary energy, both physical and mental…One cannot but admire his zest for life -- Allan Massie * Scotsman *
From Germany to Germany is as earthy and real as The Tin Drum -- Carole Angier * Literary Review *
This diary does capture a great moment in time -- Alastair Mabbott * Herald *
Though Grass spent much of the year engaged in political argument – with others and with himself – there is much else in the bookIt is first the record of a man possessed of extraordinary energy, both physical and mental…One cannot but admire his zest for life -- Allan Massie * Scotsman *
From Germany to Germany is as earthy and real as The Tin Drum -- Carole Angier * Literary Review *
This diary does capture a great moment in time -- Alastair Mabbott * Herald *
Günter Grass (1927–2015) was Germany’s most celebrated post-war writer. He was a creative artist of remarkable versatility: novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, graphic artist. Grass’s first novel, The Tin Drum, is widely regarded as one of the finest novels of the twentieth century, and he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1999.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846554735 |
| ISBN 10 | 184655473X |
| Title | From Germany to Germany |
| Author | G Nter Grass |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2012-11-08 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
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