Peeling the Onion by Günter Grass

Peeling the Onion (German: Beim Häuten der Zwiebel) is an autobiographical work by German Nobel Prize-winning author and playwright Günter Grass, published in 2006. It begins with the end of his childhood in Danzig (Gdansk) when the Second World War breaks out, and ends with the author finishing his first great literary success, The Tin Drum.

The 1055th greatest nonfiction book of all time


This book is on the following lists:

  1. - 65th on The 100 Best Books of the Decade(2000) (Times)

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