Günter Grass was born in Free City of Danzig[1]. He died in Lübeck[2]. He worked as a lyricist[3], screenwriter[4], poet[5], sculptor[6], and novelist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,220 views/month, #7,032 of 1,000,298).[8]
Educated at: Kunstakademie Düsseldorf[31], Berlin University of the Arts[32], Pestalozzischule[33]
Award received: Nobel Prize in Literature[34], Georg Büchner Prize[35], Hermann Kesten Prize[36], Princess of Asturias Literary Prize[37], Hans Fallada Prize[38], Samuel-Bogumil-Linde prize[39], Fontane-Preis[40], Ernst-Toller-Preis[41], Literature Award of the Bavarian Academy of the Fine Arts[42], Honorary doctor of the Free University of Berlin[43], honorary doctor of Harvard University[44], Honorary doctor of the University of Gdańsk[45], Carl von Ossietzky Medal[46], Thomas Mann Prize[47]
Member of political party: Social Democratic Party of Germany[50]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Günter Grass include Günter Grass House[51].
Why It Matters
Günter Grass has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] He is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]
He has been cited as an influence by Philip Roth[54], a novelist[55], 1933–2018[56], of United States[57], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[58], specialised in belletristic literature[59] and Jamal Naji[60], a writer[61], 1954–2018[62], of Jordan[63].
Works attributed to him include The Tin Drum[64], a literary work[65], founded in 1950[66]; Crabwalk[67], a literary work[68]; Cat and Mouse[69], a literary work[70]; What Must Be Said[71], a literary work[72]; Dog Years[73], a literary work[74], founded in 1963[75]; and The Flounder[76], a literary work[77]. Entities named for him include Günter Grass House[51].
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