The Cambridge Companion to Günter Grass

GünterGrassisGermany'sbest-knownandinternationallymostsuccessfullivingauthor,fromhisfirstnovelTheTinDrumtohisrecentcontroversialautobiography.Heisknownforhistirelesssocialandpoliticalengagementwiththeissuesthathaveshapedpost-WarGermany:thedifficultlegacyoftheNazipast,theColdWarandthearmsrace,environmentalism,unificationandracism.HewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforliteraturein1999.ThisCompanionoffersthewidestcoverageofGrass'soeuvreacrosstherangeofmediainwhichheworks,includingliterature,televisionandvisualarts.Throughout,thereisparticularemphasisonGrass'sliterarystyle,thecreativepersonalitywhichinhabitsallhiswork,andtheimpactonhisreputationofrevelationsabouthisearlyinvolvementwithNazism.Thevolumesetsout,inafreshandlivelyfashion,thefundamentalsthatstudentsandreadersneedinordertounderstandGrassandhisindividualworks.