Fiction, World Literature, Fiction Subjects

Rat

Name: Rat
Author: Gunter Grass
ISBN: 9780156758307

by Gunter Grass, Ralph Manhem (Translator), Ralph Manheim (Translator), Ralph Manhem

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Overview

A female rat engages the narrator in a series of dialogues-convincingly demonstrating to him that the rats will inherit a devastated earth. Dreams alternate with reality in this story within a story within a story. Translated by Ralph Manheim. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

A female rat engages the narrator in a series of dialogues--convicingly demonstrating to him that the rats will inherit a devasted earth.

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About the Author, Gunter Grass

GÜNTER GRASS was born in Danzig, Germany, in 1927. He is the widely acclaimed author of numerous books, including The Tin Drum, My Century, Crabwalk, and Peeling the Onion. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1999.