The Politics of Remembrance in the Novels of Günter Grass

by Alex Donovan Cole

This manuscript argues for the importance of G nter Grass as a political thinker in addition to his status as a novelist and public intellectual, capable of forming ethical responses to contemporary issues like neoliberalism and place of the petit bourgeoisie in social life. I define Grass's trajectory as a thinker through his novels and speeches. Primarily, I draw attention to the role memory plays in Grass's thought: that his work represented...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032386142
• ISBN13: 9781032386140
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"