Books

1962. GRASS, Gunter. THE TIN DRUM. Translated from the German by Ralph Manheim. NY: Pantheon, [1962]. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First American Edition. Author's first novel. Signed by Grass on the half-title page. While copies of the American first edition are common, signed copies are quite scarce. One of the most highly acclaimed novels of post-war Germany. Grass was awarded the 1999 Nobel Prize for Literature and "The Tin Drum" was filmed in 1979 and won an Academy Award for best foreign film. Near fine (minor wear); price-clipped (few very tiny chips & short tears) d/j. Enclosed in a custom-made, clam-shall box with leather onlays reproducing the image on the dust jacket. Quite stunning & uncommon. $3,500.00.

The Tin Drum is a novel by Günter Grass, considered one of the author's masterpieces and one of the key novels of the 20th century. The novel is the first book of Grass's Danzig Trilogy, and it tells the story of Oskar Matzerath, a boy who wills himself to stop growing and communicates through his tin drum. The book is a richly imaginative tale that combines history, folklore, and political commentary, presenting a surreal account of the rise of Nazism and the horrors of World War II.