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Remembering Grass

May 7, 2015

Nobel Prize-winning writer Günter Grass was one of Germany's most influential voices. Best known for "The Tin Drum," he forced the country to deal with its uncomfortable past - and his own as well.

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Günter Grass passed away on April 13, 2015 at the age of 87. On May 10, a memorial service is being held in his hometown of Lübeck, attended by Germany's top politicians and intellectuals. Click on the links below for DW's coverage of Grass' life and work.

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Renowned German author Günter Grass dies, aged 87

Renowned German author Günter Grass dies, aged 87

Nobel Prize winner and taboo breaker: The German writer was an unruly spirit throughout his life. Grass was an engaged citizen seen by some as a "moral authority," by others as a hypocrite. He passed away on April 13. (13.04.2015)
April 13, 2015
Mario Vargas Llosa, Copyright: AFP/Getty Images/A.-C. Poujoulat

Grass changed the world of the novel, says Mario Vargas Llosa

Grass changed the world of the novel, says Mario Vargas Llosa

Günter Grass belonged to a disappearing generation of politically active writers, says Mario Vargas Llosa - though the two Nobel Prize winners didn't always agree on politics. (14.04.2015)
April 14, 2015
Jeffrey Eugenides. Copyright: picture alliance /Effigie

Eugenides: Grass showed US writers 'how to be political'

Eugenides: Grass showed US writers 'how to be political'

Pulitzer Prize winner Jeffrey Eugenides tells DW how his own writing was influenced by Günter Grass - even before he started reading his work. He also explains why Grass' political activism was crucial for US writers. (13.04.2015)
April 13, 2015
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