Günter Grass (1927-2015), 1999 Nobel Prize-Winning Author From Germany and Author of "The Tim Drum"

[DonRocks]

It pains me to say that the great German author, Günter Grass, 1999 Nobel Prize winner for Literature and author of "The Tin Drum," has passed away at age 87.

"Renowned German Author Günter Grass Dies, Age 87" on dw.de (Deutsche Welle)

"Günter Grass, Nobel-Winning German Novelist, Dies Age 87" on theguardian.com

"Günter Grass, Who Confronted Germany's Past As Well As His Own, Dies At 87" on npr.org

"Günter Grass, Nobel Prize Winner, Dies Age 87" on telegraph.co.uk

"Günter Grass, German Novelist and Social Critic, Dies at 87" on nytimes.com

Last year, we lost Gabriel Garcia Marquez; this year, we lost Günter Grass. Like Marquez's "100 Years of Solitude," Grass's "The TIn Drum" is one of the most important works of contemporary literature I've ever read. A giant has left us today.

Please share your thoughts and feelings about this great German author - this has hit me pretty hard, and I'd love to see some discussion of his life's work. "The Tin Drum" (1959) is one of those literary works which you'll most likely find more rewarding to read before seeing the film (1979), although the film is excellent, having won a Palme D'Or and an Academy Award.