Cat and Mouse
Book 2 of Grass, Günter - Danzig
Language: English
Black humor (Literature) Fiction Fiction - General Gda nsk (Poland) - Fiction. Gda?nsk (Poland) - Fiction. Gdansk (Poland) - Fiction Gdańsk (Poland) Gdaʹnsk (Poland) Gdask (Poland) General General & Literary Fiction Literary Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Modern fiction Modern languages (ie other than English) War & Military War stories
Publisher: Harcourt, Inc.
Published: Aug 15, 1991
Description:
The provocative story centers on the narrator's vivid recollection of a boyhood scene in which a black cat is provoked to pounce on his friend Mahlke's "mouse"--his prominent Adam's apple. This incident sets off a wild series of utterly Grassian events that ultimately leads to Mahlke's becoming a national hero. Because of Grass's singular storytelling virtuosity, "Cat and Mouse" is marvelously entertaining, powerful, and full of funny episodes.