Günter Grass received the
Nobel Prize for Literature in 1999, and his most famous book is
Die Blechtrommel, translated into English as
The Tin Drum.
The June 4, 2007 New Yorker published his account of his participation as a teenager in the German Nazi war effort. Because
he had not disclosed these matters publicly, despite his reputation as a critic of post-war Germany's attempts to forget its fascism and its crimes and their popularity, he received much criticism.
I read the
1961 Ralph Manheim translation, but some of these quotes are from the
Breon Mitchell 2009 translation. Click to enlarge images.
Everybody Remembers Himself as a "Resistance" Fighter
How to Make Your Public Prosecutor More Lenient
Having a Repulsive Physical Defect Didn't Limit a Fascist's Effectiveness
The Tragic Fate of the Social Democrat Who Pasted Up Posters Even When it Rained
