The Rat

A female rat engages the narrator in a series of dialogues--convincingly demonstrating to him that the rats will inherit a devastated earth. Dreams alternate with reality in this story within a story within a story. Translated by Ralph Manheim. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

Author: Günter Grass
Publisher: Harpervia
Published: 05/05/1989
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 9.24h x 6.12w x 1.01d
ISBN: 9780156758307

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/10/1989

About the Author
Grass, Günter: - 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.