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Suddenly, in spite of the trials of old age, and with the end in sight, everything seems possible again: love letters, soliloquies, scenes of jealousy, swan songs, social satire, and moments of happiness.
Only an ageing artist who had once more cheated death could get to work with such wisdom, defiance and wit. A wealth of touching stories is condensed into artful miniatures. In a striking interplay of poetry, lyric prose and drawings, Grass creates his final, major work of art.
A moving farewell gift, a sensual, melancholy summation of a life fully lived.
About the author
Günter Grass wurde am 16. Oktober 1927 in Danzig geboren, absolvierte nach der Entlassung aus amerikanischer Kriegsgefangenschaft eine Steinmetzlehre, studierte dann Grafik und Bildhauerei in Düsseldorf und Berlin. 1956 erschien der erste Gedichtband mit Zeichnungen, 1959 der erste Roman 'Die Blechtrommel'. 1965 erhielt der Autor den Georg-Büchner-Preis, 1994 den Karel-Capek-Preis. 1999 wurde ihm der Nobelpreis für Literatur verliehen und 2009 wurde er zum Ehrenpräsidenten des P.E.N. ernannt. Günter Grass starb am 13. April 2015 in Lübeck.
Summary
Suddenly, in spite of the trials of old age, and with the end in sight, everything seems possible again: love letters, soliloquies, scenes of jealousy, swan songs, social satire, and moments of happiness. In a striking interplay of poetry, lyric prose and drawings, Grass creates his final, major work of art.
Foreword
The final work of Nobel Prize-winning writer Günter Grass – a witty and elegiac series of meditations on writing, growing old, and the world
Report
As subtle and as delicate as the many feathers depicted through its pages, Of All That Ends is a glorious gift, a final salute true to the singular creativity of the most human, and humane, of artists. Irish Times
