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My Century

Published
Dec 1999
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General Fiction General Fiction
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288

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In a work of great originality, Germany's most eminent writer examines the victories and terrors of the twentieth century, a period of astounding change for mankind. Great events and seemingly trivial occurrences, technical developments and scientific achievements, war and disasters, and new beginnings, all unfold to display our century in its glory and grimness. A rich and lively display of Grass's extraordinary imagination, the 100 interlinked stories in this volume-one for each year from 1900 to 1999-present a historical and social portrait for the millennium, a tale of our times in all its grandeur and all its horror.

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Nov 2000 Harvest ISBN 0156011417
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Nov 2000 Faber and Faber (UK) ISBN 0571203124
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First Edition Dec 1999 Harcourt ISBN 015100496X
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