The Rat

by Günter Grass

  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN-13/ EAN: 9780156758307
  • ISBN-10: 015675830X
  • Pages: 384
  • Publication Date: 05/05/1989
  • Carton Quantity: 32
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  • About the Book
    A female rat engages the narrator in a series of dialogues—convincingly demonstrating to him that the rats will inherit a devastated earth. Dreams alternate with reality in this story within a story within a story. Translated by Ralph Manheim. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
  • About the Author

    Günter Grass

    GÜNTER GRASS (1927–2015), Germany's most celebrated contemporary writer, attained worldwide renown with the publication of his novel The Tin Drum in 1959. A man of remarkable versatility, Grass was a poet, playwright, social critic, graphic artist, and novelist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1999.  

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