Danzig Trilogy Books in Order
three novels by Günter Grass (published 1959–1963)
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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1961 · Günter Grass
Cat and Mouse is a 1961 novella by German writer Günter Grass, part of the Danzig Trilogy and the sequel to The Tin Drum. It follows Joachim Mahlke,…
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Dog Years is a novel by Gunter Grass, first published in Germany in 1963; its English translation, by Ralph Manheim, appeared in 1965. It is the…
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Companion & related books
Related titles and editions that sit outside the main numbered order.
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Buy on Amazon1979 · Günter Grass
This 1979 novel by Gunter Grass imagines a 1647 gathering of poets from all parts of Germany at the pilgrimage town of Telgte, near the end of the…
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Buy on Amazon1977 · Günter Grass
A 1977 novel by Günter Grass is based loosely on Grimm's "The Fisherman and His Wife." The story takes place over nine months as the narrator's wife…
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In this 1992 novel by Günter Grass, a couple from Gdansk devises a unique business idea: selling cemetery plots in Gdansk to Germans who were exiled…
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Die Blechtrommel is a 1959 novel by Günter Grass, the first in his Danziger Trilogie. The story is told in the first person by Oskar Matzerath, a…
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Year unknown · Günter Grass
Described as probably the most autobiographical of the author's novels, this book balances the agonizing history of the persecuted Danzig Jews with…
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A novel in three parts, beginning in the 1920s and ending in the 1950s, that follows the lives of two friends from the prewar years in Germany…
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The second book in the "Danzig trilogy," following The Tin Drum. A novella focusing on adolescent boys in Danzig (now Gdansk) from 1939 to 1944,…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Danzig Trilogy books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with “Cat and Mouse”. Start with “Cat and Mouse.”
How many books are in the Danzig Trilogy series?
We list 11 books by Günter Grass , published between 1959–1992.
Where can I buy the Danzig Trilogy books?
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