Günter Grass
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German novelist, poet and artist noted for allegorical fiction; Nobel Prize in Literature (1999).
Awards & Honors
- Ernst-Toller-Preis (2007)
- Brückepreis (2006)
- Honorary doctor of the Free University of Berlin (2005)
- Hans Christian Andersen Award (2005)
- Eckart Witzigmann Prize (2005)
- honorary doctor of the University of Lübeck (2003)
- Pipe Smoker of the Year (2000)
- Nobel Prize in Literature (1999)
- Princess of Asturias Literary Prize (1999)
- Fritz Bauer Prize (1998)
- Hans Fallada Prize (1996)
- Samuel-Bogumil-Linde prize (1996)
- Thomas Mann Prize (1996)
- Sonning Prize (1996)
- Hermann Kesten Prize (1995)
- Literature Award of the Bavarian Academy of the Fine Arts (1994)
- Honorary doctor of the University of Gdańsk (1993)
- honorary citizen of Gdańsk (1993)
- Grinzane Cavour Prize (1992)
- honorary doctor of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (1990)
- Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft (Hamburg) (1988)
- Feltrinelli Prize (1982)
- honorary doctor of Harvard University (1976)
- Theodor Heuss Award (1969)
- Fontane-Preis (1968)
- Carl von Ossietzky Medal (1967)
- Georg Büchner Prize (1965)
- honorary doctorate (1965)
- German Critics' Prize (1960)
- German Critics' Prize for Literature (1960)
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
Notable Works
The Tin Drum [Novel] (1959)
Cat and Mouse [Novel] (1961)
Dog Years [Novel] (1963)
The Rat [Novel] (1985)
The Call of the Toad [Novel] (1992)
Crabwalk [Novel] (2002)
Last dances [Novel] (2003)
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