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A major new work from Germany's greatest modern writer, this wildly imaginative yet superbly told novel revives some of Günter Grass's most famous characters from his novels The Tin Drum, Headbirths, and The Flounder, as it tells the story of a female rat who engages the narrator in a series of dialogues convincingly demonstrating that the rats will inherit a devastated earth. This novel combines elements of science fiction, satire, and social commentary, exploring themes of environmental destruction, societal collapse, and the resilience of the human spirit.
First publish date: 1987
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Günter Grass
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