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Dossier: Günter Grass

August 18, 2006
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Germany's Nobel prize winning author Günter Grass is facing a backlash from contemporaries and commentators after he admitted that he served in Nazi Germany's notorious Waffen SS elite force during World War II.

DW-WORLD.DE follows the discussion surrounding the 78-year-old and offers commentaries on the writer's revelations.

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Grass Defends Long Silence as Book Sales Soar

German writer Günter Grass again defended his long silence on his service in Adolf Hitler's Waffen SS in a televised interview. His confession has piqued interest in his autobiography, on sale earlier than planned.
August 17, 2006

"I Don't Hold Onto Ideological Distortions"

DW-WORLD.DE spoke to German novelist and Nobel Prize winner Günter Grass about International PEN, Germany, the role of the writer in contemporary society and a world without peace.
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Judging Grass

DW-WORLD.DE readers comment on the controversy regarding German author Günter Grass' SS past.
August 15, 2006

Opinion: A Late Confession Is Better Than No Confession At All

It is inexcusable that Günter Grass kept silent about his involvement with the Waffen SS combat troops during World War II. But he at least admitted his own hypocrisy, said DW-WORLD.DE's Toma Tasovac.
August 15, 2006

Nobel Prize Winner Grass Under Fire for Belated SS Confession

Nobel prize winning author Günter Grass is facing a backlash from contemporaries and commentators after he admitted that he was drafted into Nazi Germany's notorious Waffen SS elite force during World War II.
August 14, 2006