Peeling the Onion

About “Peeling the Onion”

Peeling the Onion is a 2006 autobiographical work by Günter Grass, a German Nobel Prize–winning author and playwright. The book traces his life from the end of his childhood in Danzig (Gdansk) at the start of the Second World War to his achievement of his first major literary success, The Tin Drum. It covers his early experiences during the war and his development as a writer. The narrative reflects on his personal and artistic growth during this period. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)