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The Narrative Works of Günter Grass
A Critical Interpretation
This study provides a critical analysis of the narrative works of Günter Grass, under which Die Blechtrommel, Katz und Mann, Hundejahre und Der Butt. It is of interest to everyone who wants to get a better understanding of the novels of this famous German writer.
[German Language and Literature Monographs, 12] 1982. vi, 370 pp.
Publishing status: Available
Published online on 19 December 2011
Published online on 19 December 2011
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Table of Contents
- Chapter I: Die Blechtrommel (1959): from the perspective of a child | pp. 1–85
- Chapter II: Katz und Maus (1961): guilt and exploitation | pp. 86–119
- Chapter III: Hundejahre (1963): the German and the Jew | pp. 120–169
- Chapter IV: Örtlich betäubt (1969): evolution or revolution | pp. 170–209
- Chapter V: Aus dem Tagebuch einer Schnecke (1972): Grass versus Hegel | pp. 210–251
- Chapter VI: Der Butt (1977): the fairy-tale which becomes reality | pp. 252–311
- Chapter VII: Das Treffen in Telgte (1979): a celebratory novel | pp. 312–347
- Chapter VIII: Kopfgeburten oder die Deutschen sterben aus (1980): an election manifesto à la Grass | pp. 348–369
- Conclusion | p. 370