Cat and Mouse

The setting is Danzig during World War II. The narrator recalls a boyhood scene in which a black cat pounces on his friend Mahlke's ?mouse?-his prominent Adam's apple. This incident sets off a wild series of events that ultimately leads to Mahlke's becoming a national hero. Translated by Ralph Manheim. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

About the author

GÜNTER GRASS (1927–2015), Germany's most celebrated contemporary writer, attained worldwide renown with the publication of his novel The Tin Drum in 1959. A man of remarkable versatility, Grass was a poet, playwright, social critic, graphic artist, and novelist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1999.
 

Summary

The setting is Danzig during World War II. The narrator recalls a boyhood scene in which a black cat pounces on his friend Mahlke’s “mouse”-his prominent Adam’s apple. This incident sets off a wild series of events that ultimately leads to Mahlke’s becoming a national hero. Translated by Ralph Manheim. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

Product details

• Authors: Gunter Grass, Günter Grass
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.1991
• EAN: 9780156155519
• ISBN: 978-0-15-615551-9
• No. of pages: 192
• Weight: 213 g
• Series: Danzig
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Women, FICTION: War & Military, FICTION: Short Stories (single author), LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Essays, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: American / General, FICTION: Historical / World War II, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Women Authors, FICTION: Classics, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: European / Italian, FICTION: World Literature / Germany / 20th Century