The Tin Drum

The Tin Drum (1959) is a novel by Günter Grass. 

The Tin Drum (German: Die Blechtrommel) is the first book in Grass' Danzig trilogy.

The novel is about the young boy Oskar Matzerath who doesn't want to grow any more, and at the same time it is a historical novel about the mid-war years in Danzig (Gdańsk).

Information

(Objekt ID 34776)
Object type Artwork
Original title Die Blechtrommel
Work type Literature
Published 1959
Language Norwegian
Original language German
Creators (1)
Günter Grass – Author
Productions (3)