The Echo of Die Blechtrommel in Europe ─ Studies on the Reception of Gter Grass's the Tin Drum

The Echo of Die Blechtrommel in Europe presents an overview of the critical reception of Gunter Grass’s classic novel throughout Europe since its publication in 1959.

Jos Joosten is Professor of Dutch Literature at Radboud University (Nijmegen, The Netherlands). He is a member of the research groupStudying Cultural Infrastructure and Reception Across Borders (SCARAB) and has published several articles and books on the theory and practice of literary criticism and book reviewing. Christoph Parry is Professor of German Literature at the University of Vaasa, Finland where he also teaches Intercultural Studies. Publications include an Introduction to German Cultural History, a monograph on Peter Handke and numerous articles on contemporary German and Austrian literature and on questions of intercultural literary transfer and reception. Contributors are Eva Banchelli, Rebecca Braun, Elke Brems, Jos Joosten, Liisa Laukkanen, Stefan Neuhaus, Miroslaw Ossowski, Christoph Parry, Edgar Platen, Veronika Schuchter and Stephanie Vanasten.