El tambor de hojalata
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Set against the backcloth of National Socialism, [this novel] is told in the first person by the central figure, Oskar Matzerath, tracing Oskar's history, beginning with his grandparents, and finishing at his thirtieth birthday (1954). Oskar is a dwarf, whose passion is his tin drum, which exercises some of the power of the Pied Piper's pipe, and he possesses a voice which is capable of breaking glass of all kinds at considerable range. The magic of Oskar's voice is matched by his ability to arrest his growth, but here, as elsewhere, the book moves on two planes, for the adult burgher world believes that his failure to develop is due to a fall. The grotesque figure of Oskar is accompanied by a grotesque series of happenings throughout his life, especially the eccentric deaths of those around him ... Oskar is finally condemned for a murder he has not committed and placed in a mental hospital. Oskar's detachment from the normal world enables him to comment upon it, and the book presents a dry and ironic review of the history of Oskar's times from the standpoint of Danzig, which was his home [as well as the author's].-The Oxford Companion to German Literature.
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Me encantaron cada una de las facetas que el protagonista tiene en esta historia, un niño decidido a crecer o no crecer, a veces clarividente, artista y melévolo de orígen. La inmersión de la historia entre Polonia, la segunda guerra y el nuevo mundo permiten adentrase aún más en ese mundo que el autor nos ofrece.
El tambor de hojalata de Günter Grass es una obra con un tema original. Su narrativa casual y accesible, hace que la lectura sea entretenida y fluida, nos lleva por un viaje lleno de situaciones surrealistas y momentos de comedia negra que te harán reír y reflexionar al mismo tiempo. A pesar de los temas “serios” y a veces oscuros que aborda, el autor logra mantener un tono ligero y humorístico que le da un toque especial a la novela.
El tambor de hojalata es una lectura imprescindible para aquellos que disfrutan de historias originales y bien contadas, con un toque de humor negro.
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3 primary booksDie Danziger Trilogie is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 1959 with contributions by Günter Grass, Breon Mitchell, and Ralph Manheim.
