Günter Grass, Katz und Maus [Cat and Mouse]

Katharina Hall (Swansea University)

Ed. by Gerhard P. Knapp, University of Utah
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.4.1: German-language Writing and Culture: Germany, 500-present.
Vol. editors: Gerhard P. Knapp (University of Utah), Jennifer Marston William (Purdue University), Herbert Rowland (Purdue University), Jill E. Twark (East Carolina University)

Dates

First circulation or publication 1961

Places

Germany (Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

Historical
Novella
Prose Fiction Narrative

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Katz und Maus

[

Cat and Mouse

]

is the second book of Günter Grass’s famous

Danzig Trilogy

, which, together with the novels

Die Blechtrommel

[

The Tin Drum,

1959] and

Hundejahre

[

Dog Years,

1963], explores the legacy of National Socialism and the Holocaust. Its publication in 1961, two years after the epic masterpiece

The Tin Drum

, coincided with the Eichmann trial in Jerusalem, an event that brought the Holocaust to the forefront of post-war German consciousness. Intriguingly, the story told in

Cat and Mouse

originally formed part of

DogYears

, with Grass deciding during the writing process that it should become a work in its own right. The resulting narrative has been described as “one of the richest and most fascinating of modern German literature” (Patrick O’Neill).

Cat and Mouse

…

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Citation: Hall, Katharina. "Katz und Maus". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 09 August 2004 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=4277, accessed 19 April 2024.]

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