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Often I had to imagine the things I needed. I learned very early to read amidst noise. And so I started writing and drawing at an early age.


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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