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Bitter and impassioned, The Tin Drum delivers a scathing dissection of Germany and Poland under the Nazis.

On his third birthday Oskar decides to stop growing. Haunted by the deaths of his parents and wielding his tin drum Oskar recounts the events of his extraordinary life; from the long nightmare of the Nazi era to his anarchic adventures in post-war Germany.

''Grass is one of the master fabulists of our age'' The Times

TRANSLATED BY BREON MITCHELL

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR

This series of war novels from Vintage Classics presents eight powerful stories about the horror and waste of war - each a passionate plea to prevent its repetition.

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      Publisher: Vintage Publishing
      Publication Date: 10/3/2024
      ISBN13: 9781784879877, 978-1784879877
      ISBN10: 1784879878
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Bitter and impassioned, The Tin Drum delivers a scathing dissection of Germany and Poland under the Nazis.

      On his third birthday Oskar decides to stop growing. Haunted by the deaths of his parents and wielding his tin drum Oskar recounts the events of his extraordinary life; from the long nightmare of the Nazi era to his anarchic adventures in post-war Germany.

      ''Grass is one of the master fabulists of our age'' The Times

      TRANSLATED BY BREON MITCHELL

      WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR

      This series of war novels from Vintage Classics presents eight powerful stories about the horror and waste of war - each a passionate plea to prevent its repetition.

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