Speak Out!: Speeches, Open Letters, Commentaries

by Günter Grass and Gunter Grass

Book Overview

Gunter Grass extends his political commitment beyond his literary work. Using his fame in what he considers the best interests of his nation, he speaks out on all current issues, and fights, in a country without deeply rooted democratic traditions, for the processes of parliamentary democracy. He sees German democracy threatened by postwar developments in a divided Germany and by the rise of extremists on the right and the left.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0156847167
• ISBN13: 9780156847162
• Release Date: October 1969
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.6" x 8.5"