“The typewriter was his Tin Drum:” Schlöndorff on Grass (in German)

The Frankfurter Allgemeine (FAZ) brings today a remembrance of Günter Grass by his friend, the film maker Volker Schlöndorff. Opening paras (in German) below; the rest of the article here. Erinnerung an Günter Grass: Das Herz eines zürnenden Gottes Günter Grass war die Stimme des deutschen Geistes in der Welt: ein Patriot, kein Rechthaber, auch wenn er oft über das Ziel hinausschoss. Erinnerung an einen Freund. 16.04.2015, von VOLKER SCHLÖNDORFF © … Read more “The typewriter was his Tin Drum:” Schlöndorff on Grass (in German)

Günter Grass (1927-2015)

Though best known as a novelist, artist & polemicist, Grass was also a poet. A good obit here, an excellent article here & his last interview here in the Guardian. Salman Rushdie tweeted: “This is very sad. A true giant, inspiration, and friend. Drum for him, little Oskar.” (See also Rushdie’s piece in The New Yorker). I will reread some of the work, and watch Schlöndorf’s film version of “The … Read more Günter Grass (1927-2015)

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“The typewriter was his Tin Drum:” Schlöndorff on Grass (in German)

Günter Grass (1927-2015)