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Local Anaesthetic

Günter Grass

Starusch, a 40-year-old teacher of German and history, undergoes protracted dental treatment in an office where TV is used to distract the patients. Under local anesthesia, the patient projects onto the screen his past and present with the fluidity and visual quality of the movies. A satirical portrait of social confusions. Translated by Ralph Manheim. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

Book Details

  • Publisher: Harpervia
  • Publish Date: Oct 16th, 1989
  • Pages: 288
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.25in - 5.62in - 0.88in - 0.82lb
  • EAN: 9780156529402
  • Categories: LiteraryClassicsWorld Literature - Germany - 21st Century

About the Author

Grass, Gunter: - GUNTER GRASS (1927 2015), Germany's most celebrated contemporary writer, attained worldwide renown with the publication of his novel The Tin Drum in 1959. A man of remarkable versatility, Grass was a poet, playwright, social critic, graphic artist, and novelist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1999.
Grass, Günter: - GÜNTER GRASS (1927-2015), Germany's most celebrated contemporary writer, attained worldwide renown with the publication of his novel The Tin Drum in 1959. A man of remarkable versatility, Grass was a poet, playwright, social critic, graphic artist, and novelist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1999.