00 / 00 German novelist Gunter Grass discusses his books "The Tin Drum" and From the Diary of a Snail" BROADCAST: Oct. 1, 1973 | DURATION: 00:55:24 Details Broadcast Date Oct. 1, 1973 Physical Format 1 sound tape reel (ca. 56.30 min.) : 10 1/2 in. Duration 55 minutes, 24 seconds Digital Format WAV Ownership The Chicago History Museum Language English Topics World War II World History & Politics Literature Travel & Culture - Germany People Authors, Writers Tags Grass, Gunter, 1927---Interviews Grass, Gunter, 1927- From the diary of a snail. Authors, German--20th century--Interviews Audiotapes. Radio programs. Grass, Gunter, 1927---Interviewee WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Grass, Gunter, 1927- The tin drum. Germany -- History -- 1945-1955 -- Fiction. German history Luxemburg, Rosa, 1871-1919. Nixon, Richard M, (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 Vietnam War Melancholy Communism Socialism Postwar novels Related Programs Discussing the book "A Child of Hitler: Germany in the Days When God Wore a Swastika" with the author and former member of Hitler Youth Alfons Heck and Auschwitz survivor Helen Waterford Feb. 20, 1985 Interviewing Ralph Ellison ; part 1 1964 Interviewing Mason Hoffenberg and Terry Southern Jun. 6, 1964 Abram Loft discusses his career and his book "Violin and Keyboard" Jul. 25, 1974 Nelson Algren discusses "How the Devil Came Down Division Street" Feb. 2, 1959 Paul Angle, historian and writer, and Win Stracke, folk musician, discuss "Crossroads: 1913," part 3 Jul. 1, 1963
