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

Info autore

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.
 

Riassunto

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

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Gunter Grass, Günter Grass
• Editore: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.10.1991
• EAN: 9780156155519
• ISBN: 978-0-15-615551-9
• Pagine: 192
• Peso: 213 g
• Serie: Danzig
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi; Historical fiction, Second World War fiction, Short Stories, Italy, United States of America, USA, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Literary essays, War, combat and military adventure fiction, 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, Classic fiction: general and literary, FICTION: World Literature / Germany / 20th Century