Cat And Mouse

Cat and Mouse was first published in 1961 two years after Gnter Grassscontroversial and applauded masterpiece The Tin Drum. Once again Grass turnshis attention ... » 

Cat and Mouse was first published in 1961 two years after Gnter Grassscontroversial and applauded masterpiece The Tin Drum. Once again Grass turnshis attention on Danzig. With a subtle blend of humour and power Cat andMouse ostensibly relates the rise of the oversized Joachim Mahlke from clownto hero. But Mahlkes outlandish antics hide the darkness at the heart of acountry torn by Nazi violence the war and its aftermath. «