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Die Blechtrommel ist ein Roman von Günter Grass. Er erschien 1959 als Auftakt der Danziger Trilogie und gehört zu den meistgelesenen Romanen der deutschen Nachkriegsliteratur. Der Roman lässt sich als historischer Roman, Zeitroman, Schelmenroman und Entwicklungsroman charakterisieren.
Set against the backcloth of National Socialism, [this novel] is told in the first person by the central figure, Oskar Matzerath, tracing Oskar's history, beginning with his grandparents, and finishing at his thirtieth birthday (1954). Oskar is a dwarf, whose passion is his tin drum, which exercises some of the power of the Pied Piper's pipe, and he possesses a voice which is capable of breaking glass of all kinds at considerable range. The magic of Oskar's voice is matched by his ability to arrest his growth, but here, as elsewhere, the book moves on two planes, for the adult burgher world believes that his failure to develop is due to a fall. The grotesque figure of Oskar is accompanied by a grotesque series of happenings throughout his life, especially the eccentric deaths of those around him ... Oskar is finally condemned for a murder he has not committed and placed in a mental hospital. Oskar's detachment from the normal world enables him to comment upon it, and the book presents a dry and ironic review of the history of Oskar's times from the standpoint of Danzig, which was his home [as well as the author's].-The Oxford Companion to German Literature.
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Fiction, History, German Historical fiction, Dwarfs, German Political fiction, Political fiction, 1945-1955, Translations into English, German fiction, Historical fiction, German language materials, Duits, German poetry, Letterkunde, German literature, German drama, LITERATURE, NOVEL, Germany, fiction, Poland, fiction, Fiction, historical, People with disabilities, fiction, Fiction, historical, general, Novela política, Historia, Ficción, Novela histórica, Novela, Romans, nouvelles, Histoire, Enanos, Roman allemand, Kleinwüchsiger, Romance Alemao, Translations into Spanish, Novela histórica alemana, Traducciones al español, Germanic literatureTimes
1945-1955, 1945-, 20th century, 20e siècleShowing 11 featured editions. View all 111 editions?
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