Quote by: Gunter Grass

I don't believe in writing at night because it comes too easily. When I read it in the morning it's not good. I need daylight to begin. Between nine and ten o'clock I have a long breakfast with reading and music.


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Author Bio


  • NameGunter Grass
  • DescriptionGerman novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, sculptor
  • AliasesGünter Wilhelm Grass; Guenter Grass
  • BornOctober 16, 1927
  • DiedApril 13, 2015
  • CountryGermany; German Empire
  • ProfessionWriter; Screenwriter; Poet; Sculptor; Novelist; Playwright; Essayist; Autobiographer
  • WorksThe Tin Drum; Cat And Mouse; Dog Years; Crabwalk; What Must Be Said; The Call Of The Toad; The Rat; Letzte Tänze
  • AwardsNobel Prize In Literature; Georg Büchner Prize; Hermann Kesten Prize; Prince Of Asturia Literary Prize