Description
Set against the shifting landscape of Danzig and the Vistula region, this sprawling novel follows a German shepherd dog presented to Hitler on his forty-second birthday, using that unsettling centerpiece to open a panoramic view of German life before, during, and after World War II. Through layered, often satirical recollections, the story traces how ordinary people, institutions, and identities are shaped—and deformed—by ideology, complicity, and the long afterlife of catastrophe. With its dense, grotesque energy and restless narrative voice, the book exemplifies a hallmark of Günter Grass’s style: a blend of dark humor, moral inquiry, and mythic storytelling that refuses easy answers. More than a historical account, it is a meditation on memory, responsibility, and the ways a nation narrates its own past.
Available Editions
paperback
Random House
Published Jun 29, 2017
626 pages
ISBN: 9781448180080
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Details
First Published
1963
Language
deu
Translation
From: deu
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Dog Years by Gunter Grass.