The Tin Drum; Translated from the German by Ralph Manheim
by Grass, Gunter
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Orig. red cloth front cover illustrated in black, lettered in gilt. Fine in near fine dust wrapper
- Seller
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ardsley, New York, United States
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Synopsis
Acclaimed as the greatest German novel written since the end of World War II, The Tin Drum is the autobiography of thirty-year-old Oskar Matzerath who has lived through the long Nazi nightmare and who, as the novel begins, is being held in a mental institution. Willfully stunting his growth at three feet for many years, wielding his tin drum and piercing scream as anarchistic weapons, he provides a profound yet hilarious perspective on both German history and the human condition in the modern world.
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- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22613
- Title
- The Tin Drum; Translated from the German by Ralph Manheim
- Author
- Grass, Gunter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Orig. red cloth front cover illustrated in black, lettered in gilt. Fine in near fine dust wrapper
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American edition
- Publisher
- Pantheon Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- Modern Firsts
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