Danzig Trilogy

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The Danzig Trilogy is a series of novels by Günter Grass that portrays life in the Free City of Danzig before, during, and after World War II through elements of magic realism and dark satire.

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Danzig Trilogy canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literary trilogy
novel
novella
author Günter Grass NERFINISHED
Günter Grass NERFINISHED
Günter Grass NERFINISHED
Günter Grass NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Germany
depicts impact of World War II on civilians
life of ethnic Germans in Danzig
rise of National Socialism
genre historical fiction
magic realism
magic realism
picaresque novel
satire
hasPart Cat and Mouse NERFINISHED
Dog Years NERFINISHED
The Tin Drum NERFINISHED
language German
literaryMovement postwar German literature
mainCharacter Oskar Matzerath NERFINISHED
mainThemes German history
Nazism
guilt
memory
war and its aftermath
notableFor blend of fantasy and historical events
use of unreliable narration
originalLanguage German
German
German
partOf Danzig Trilogy NERFINISHED
Danzig Trilogy NERFINISHED
Danzig Trilogy NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1959
1961
1963
setting Danzig NERFINISHED
Danzig NERFINISHED
Free City of Danzig NERFINISHED
settingPeriod after World War II
before World War II
during World War II

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The Tin Drum series Danzig Trilogy
Cat and Mouse partOfSeries Danzig Trilogy
Dog Years partOf Danzig Trilogy