The Tin Drum, Paperback
Descriere
The Tin Drum, one of the great novels of the twentieth century, was published in Ralph Manheim's outstanding translation in 1959. It became a runaway bestseller and catapulted its young author to the forefront of world literature. To mark the fiftieth anniversary of the original publication, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, along with Grass s publishers all over the world, is bringingout a new translation of this classic novel. Breon Mitchell, acclaimed translator and scholar, has drawn from many sources: from a wealth of detailed scholarship; from a wide range of newly-available reference works; and from the author himself. The result is a translation that is more faithful to Grass s style and rhythm, restores omissions, and reflects more fully the complexity of the original work. Afterfifty years, THE TIN DRUM has, if anything, gained in power and relevance. All of Grass s amazing evocations are still there, and still amazing: Oskar Matzerath, the indomitable drummer; his grandmother, Anna Koljaiczek; his mother, Agnes; Alfred Matzerath and Jan Bronski, his presumptive fathers; Oskar s midget friends Bebra, the great circus master and Roswitha Raguna, the famous somnambulist; Sister Scholastica and Sister Agatha, the Right Reverend Father Wiehnke; the Greffs, the Schefflers, Herr Fajngold, all Kashubians, Poles, Germans, and Jews waiting to be discovered and re-discovered. ""
Despre autor
Günter Grass a fost un scriitor, sculptor, pictor și grafician german. Grass a fost membrul grupului Grupul 47 și este considerat unul din cei mai importanți autori de limbă germană ai prezentului. Cărțile sale au fost traduse în numeroase limbi. În anul 1999 a fost distins cu Premiul Nobel pentru Literatură.
