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The Tin Drum

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THE TIN DRUM presents Hitler's rise and fall through the eyes of the dwarfish narrator whose magic powers become symbolic of the dark forces dominating the German nation in the period. Like Thomas Mann's DOCTOR FAUSTUS, Grass's novel explores the dark roots of power and creativity.

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The Tin Drum, Günter Grass

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1993
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Language
English
Publisher
Everyman
Released
1993
Format
Hardcover
Pages
640
ISBN10
185715147X
ISBN13
9781857151473
First published
1959
Original title
Die Blechtrommel
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THE TIN DRUM presents Hitler's rise and fall through the eyes of the dwarfish narrator whose magic powers become symbolic of the dark forces dominating the German nation in the period. Like Thomas Mann's DOCTOR FAUSTUS, Grass's novel explores the dark roots of power and creativity.