print email comment close The Nobel Prize in Literature 1999: Günter Grass URL: http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1999/ Description: Background for this German author who won the Nobel Prize in literature in 1999 and who is known for his novel "The Tin Drum." Includes a biography, the text of his Nobel lecture (in English, Swedish, and German), his Nobel diploma, and photos. Also includes an excerpt from "The Tin Drum" and a video (in German with English subtitles) of an interview with Grass. From the Nobel Foundation. Publisher: Nobel Foundation Extra Keywords Gunter Grass Guenter LII Database Information: Record 22315 created by Maria Brandt on 08/14/2006 Last modification on 08/15/2006 Published: 08/16/2006   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/22315