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Günter Wilhelm Grass ( German: [ˈɡʏntɐ ˈɡʁas] ⓘ; [1] [2] 16 October 1927 – 13 April 2015) was a German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, sculptor, and recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Günter Wilhelm Grass [1] (* 16. Oktober 1927 in Danzig - Langfuhr, Freie Stadt Danzig, als Günter Wilhelm Graß; [2] † 13. April 2015 in Lübeck) war ein deutscher Schriftsteller, Bildhauer, Maler und Grafiker.
Günter Grass (born October 16, 1927, Danzig [now Gdańsk, Poland]—died April 13, 2015, Lübeck, Germany) was a German poet, novelist, playwright, sculptor, and printmaker who, with his extraordinary first novel Die Blechtrommel (1959; The Tin Drum ), became the literary spokesman for the German generation that grew up in the Nazi era and ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Learn about the life and works of Günter Grass, the German writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1999 for his "portrayal of the changing face of his nation". Explore his novels, poems, plays, essays and graphic art, as well as his political and social engagement.
Apr 13, 2015 · Günter Grass, the German novelist, social critic and Nobel Prize winner whom many called his country’s moral conscience but who stunned Europe when he revealed in 2006 that he had been a member...
- Stephen Kinzer
Apr 13, 2015 · Learn about the life and work of German writer Günter Grass, who won the Nobel Prize for his "frolicsome black fables" that portray the forgotten face of history. Find out how he used his personal and political experiences to create ironic social satires.
Watch and read the interview with the 1999 Nobel Laureate in Literature, Günter Grass, who talks about his books, themes, and perspectives on history. Learn how he uses everyday details, fantasy, and realism to create his narratives and characters.
