From The Diary Of A Snail
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
From the Diary of a Snail is a landmark work of German literature that blurs the boundaries between autobiography, fiction, and political essay. Written by Nobel Prize-winning author Günter Grass, the book interweaves two parallel narratives: the story of a fictional Jewish optician named Herman Ott, who hides from the Nazis in occupied Danzig during World War II, and Grass's own account of campaigning for the Social Democratic Party in West Germany's 1969 federal election. The novel presents a meditation on the nature of progress, arguing — through the metaphor of the snail — that meaningful change is slow, incremental, and often painful. With sharp wit and unflinching moral honesty, Grass illustrates the connections between Germany's Nazi past and its postwar political present, while also addressing his own children directly in a series of candid, intimate passages. The result is a richly layered and deeply humanist work that stands as one of the most original and politically engaged novels of the twentieth century.
Author: Günter Grass
Format: Paperback
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
From the Diary of a Snail is a landmark work of German literature that blurs the boundaries between autobiography, fiction, and political essay. Written by Nobel Prize-winning author Günter Grass, the book interweaves two parallel narratives: the story of a fictional Jewish optician named Herman Ott, who hides from the Nazis in occupied Danzig during World War II, and Grass's own account of campaigning for the Social Democratic Party in West Germany's 1969 federal election. The novel presents a meditation on the nature of progress, arguing — through the metaphor of the snail — that meaningful change is slow, incremental, and often painful. With sharp wit and unflinching moral honesty, Grass illustrates the connections between Germany's Nazi past and its postwar political present, while also addressing his own children directly in a series of candid, intimate passages. The result is a richly layered and deeply humanist work that stands as one of the most original and politically engaged novels of the twentieth century.