“Every year has its own voice, its own melody, and its own story to tell.” My Century by Günter Grass is a unique literary work that chronicles the […]
German literature
The Flounder
“I, the Flounder, was there when it began. And I was there when it ended.” The Flounder by Günter Grass is a sprawling, mythic novel that intertwines history, […]
German literature
Dog Years
“Memory likes to play hide-and-seek, to crawl away. It tends to hold forth, to dress up, often needlessly. Memory contradicts itself; pedant that it is, it will have […]
German literature
Cat and Mouse
“And so it began, with the cat and the mouse, and with the boy who couldn’t keep his hands off his Adam’s apple.” Chapter 1: The Incident at […]
German literature
The Tin Drum
“Granted: I am an inmate of a mental hospital; my keeper is watching me, he never lets me out of his sight; there’s a peephole in the door, […]