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Gunter Grass
Günter Grass, says The Times, 'is on his own as an artist', and indeed this extraordinary, provoking and joyously Rabelaisian celebration of life, food and sex is unique. Lifted from their ancient fairytale, the fisherman and his wife are still living today.
560 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) | 
| Released | July 21, 1997 | 
| ISBN13 | 9780749394851 | 
| Publishers | Vintage Publishing | 
| Pages | 560 | 
| Dimensions | 128 × 198 × 33 mm · 396 g | 
| Translator | Manheim, Ralph | 
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