The Tin Drum

1959 · Book · picaresque novel, magic realist fiction, developmental novel, period novel, autofiction, Künstlerroman, metafiction, social fiction, historical fiction

Günter Grass

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The Tin Drum is a 1959 novel by Günter Grass, the first book of his Danzig Trilogy. It was adapted into a 1979 film, which won both the 1979 Palme d'Or and the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1980.

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Type: Book
Release date: January 1, 1959
Genres: picaresque novel, magic realist fiction, developmental novel, period novel, autofiction, Künstlerroman, metafiction, social fiction, historical fiction
Created by: Günter Grass
Countries: Germany