Tin Drum
Gunter Grass
Delivers a scathing dissection of the years from 1925 to 1955 through the eyes of Oskar Matzerath, the dwarf whose manic beating on the toy of his retarded childhood fantastically counterpoints the accumulating horrors of Germany and Poland under the Nazis.
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Posted by stef-l (1 year ago ) I think it's one of the best books of the twentieth century. If you enjoy it, read 'Death in Danzig' by Stefan Chwin - there's a thematic overlap about places that no longer exist, like Grass' Danzig. Magic stuff.
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Posted by Marley Kingston (1 year ago ) Rather strange, but it did keep me engaged. I read it years ago, but have never forgotten some of the most vivid scenes.
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