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THE TIN DRUM
by GRASS, GUNTER
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
1962. GRASS, Gunter. THE TIN DRUM. Translated from the German by Ralph Manheim. NY: Pantheon, [1962]. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First American Edition. Author's first novel. Signed by Grass on the half-title page. While copies of the American first edition are common, signed copies are quite scarce. One of the most highly acclaimed novels of post-war Germany. Grass was awarded the 1999 Nobel Prize for Literature and "The Tin Drum" was filmed in 1979 and won an Academy Award for best foreign film. Near fine (minor wear); price-clipped (few very tiny chips & short tears) d/j. Enclosed in a custom-made, clam-shall box with leather onlays reproducing the image on the dust jacket. Quite stunning & uncommon. $3,500.00.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Antic Hay Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1937
- Title
- THE TIN DRUM
- Author
- GRASS, GUNTER
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- 1962
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Antic Hay Books
Biblio member since 2007
Asbury Park, New Jersey
About Antic Hay Books
On-line dealer of rare & out-of-print books, specializing in autographs, signed copies & association copies.
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