The Meeting at Telgte

by Günter Grass, Ralph Manheim (Translator)

Overview

A group of leading intellectuals from all parts of Germany gather in 1647 for the purpose of strengthening the last remaining bond within a divided nation-its language and literature-as the Thirty Years' War comes to an end. Afterword by Leonard Forster. Translated by Ralph Manheim. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780156585750
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	10/29/1990
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	156
Product dimensions:	5.31(w) x 8.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

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.
 

Editorial Reviews

...A mystifying disappointment for American readers expecting another powerful creation on the order of ''The Tin Drum.'' -- New York Times

Theodore Ziolkowski