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The Tin Drum deals with the rise of Nazism and with the war experience in the unique cultural setting of Danzig. To mark the fiftieth anniversary of the original publication of this runaway bestseller, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, along with Grass's publishers all over the world, offer a new translation of this classic novel. Breon Mitchell, acclaimed translator and scholar, has drawn from many sources. The result is a translation that is faithful to Grass's style and rhythm, restores omissions, and reflects more fully the complexity of the original work. After fifty years, The Tin Drum has, if anything, gained in power and relevance.
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"German author Günter Grass collaborated with Breon Mitchell on a brand-new translation of his Nobel Prize-winning classic. In 2005, Mitchell and nine other translators accompanied Grass on a week-long retreat in Germany, asking questions about the book and touring the locations featured in The Tin Drum. The result? The most faithful translation in fifty years. If you haven't read this modern clas
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"The story…flows smoothly, carried along by the prose and Garcia's captivating performance. He reads with a dramatic intensity, giving Oskar (the narrator of the book) the voice of a man who seems to be talking to himself, listening, analyzing, and checking his words…Garcia's masterful performance brings unreliable, unforgettable Oskar vividly to life."
Booklist
"Breon Mitchell's new translation of The Tin Drum shows it to be the masterpiece it is, and Paul Michael Garcia's performance…serves it well…Together, Garcia, Grass, and Mitchell take listeners on a tour of love, war, and madness."
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