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      Local Anaesthetic

      by Gunter Grass
      Published
      Jun 1970
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      General Fiction General Fiction
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      288
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      Starusch, a 40-year-old teacher of German and history, undergoes protracted dental treatment in an office where TV is used to distract the patients. Under local anesthesia, the patient projects onto the screen his past and present with the fluidity and visual quality of the movies. A satirical portrait of social confusions. Translated by Ralph Manheim. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

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      Oct 1989 Harvest ISBN 0156529408
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      Jul 1981 Fawcett ISBN 0449242579
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      First Edition Jun 1970 Harcourt ISBN 0151529574
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      May 2017 -- Not Selected ISBN B07232DZ68
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