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Nobel laureate Günter Grass passed away in Lübeck, Germany, at the age of eighty-seven. We have a tribute to Grass written by longtime WLTcontributor Theodore Zi…
Gunter Grass
April 17, 2015- April 14, 2015Photo: H. Grunert / www.nobelprize.org. The Winter 2000 issue of WLT featured “To Be Continued . . .”, the English translation of…
April 14, 2015Photo: H. Grunert / www.nobelprize.org When it was announced on Monday that Nobel laureate Günter Grass had passed away in Lübeck, Germany, at the age of eighty-seven, we asked…- October 12, 2012This week was filled with award announcements. Below, you'll find links to this week's major literary awards, including the National Book Award and the Nobel Prize for Literature. News, Review…
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