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The setting is Danzig during World War II. The narrator recalls a boyhood scene in which a black cat pounces on his friend Mahlke's "mouse"-his prominent Adam's apple. This incident sets off a wild series of events that ultimately leads to Mahlke's becoming a national hero. Translated by Ralph Manheim. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
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- Title
- Cat and Mouse
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Günter Grass
- Publisher
- Signet
- Series
- The Gdańsk Trilogy
- Tags
- Fiction, Classics, German Literature, Germany, Novellas, Nobel prize, Gdańsk
- First published
- 1961
- Original title
- Katz und Maus
- Rating
- 3.65 out of 5
- Description
- The setting is Danzig during World War II. The narrator recalls a boyhood scene in which a black cat pounces on his friend Mahlke's "mouse"-his prominent Adam's apple. This incident sets off a wild series of events that ultimately leads to Mahlke's becoming a national hero. Translated by Ralph Manheim. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book