Grass in 1986Grass was for several decades a supporter of the and its policies. He took part in German and international political debate on several occasions. During 's chancellorship, Grass was an active supporter.

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Grass criticised left-wing radicals and instead argued in favour of the 'snail's pace', as he put it, of ( Aus dem Tagebuch einer Schnecke). Books containing his speeches and essays were released throughout his literary career.In the 1980s, he became active in the and visited for six months. A diary with drawings was published as Zunge zeigen, an allusion to 's tongue.During the events leading up to the in 1989–90, Grass argued for the continued separation of the two German states. He asserted that a unified Germany would be likely to resume its role as belligerent nation-state. This argument estranged many Germans, who came to see him as too much of a moralizing figure.In 2001, Grass proposed the creation of a German-Polish museum for art lost to other countries during the War. The requires the return of art that had been evacuated, stolen or seized. Some countries refused to repatriate some of the.On 4 April 2012, Grass's poem ' (German: Was gesagt werden muss) was published in several European newspapers.

Grass expressed his concern about the hypocrisy of German military support (the delivery of a submarine) for an that might use such equipment to launch nuclear warheads against Iran, which 'could wipe out the Iranian people'. And he hoped that many would demand 'that the governments of both Iran and Israel allow an international authority free and open inspection of the nuclear potential and capability of both.'

In response, Israel declared him in that country.According to, president of the, Grass was the only important German cultural figure who had refused to meet with him when he served as. Primor noted: 'One explanation for Grass's strange behaviour might be found in the fact that Grass (who despite his poem is probably not the bitter enemy of Israel that one would imagine) had certain personal difficulties with Israel.' Primor said that during Grass's earlier visit to Israel, he 'was confronted with the anger of an Israeli public that booed him in successive public appearances.

To be sure, the Israeli protestors were not targeting Grass personally and their anger had nothing at all to do with his literature. It was the German effort to establish cultural relations with Israel to which they objected. Grass, however, did not see it that way and may well have felt personally slighted.' Grass was a supporter of the, an organisation which campaigns for democratic reformation of the United Nations, and the creation of a more accountable international political system.On 26 April 2012, Grass wrote a poem criticizing European policy for the treatment of Greece in the. In 'Europe's Disgrace', Grass accuses Europe of condemning Greece to poverty, a country 'whose mind conceived Europe.'

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Just a few days before he died Grass completed his last book, Vonne Endlichkait. The title is in dialect, the native dialect of Grass, and it means 'About Finitude.' According to his publisher Gerhard Steidl, the book was 'a literary experiment', combining short prose texts, poems and a pencil drawings by the writer. The book was published in August 2015.Awards and honours.

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Heavy But Rewarding!Actually, when I ordered this, I ordered a paperback and received a very nice hardcover instead. I'm certainly not complaining. At least one of these novels, 'The Tin Drum', has been made into a film. These are not light reading; this is literature: satirical, approaching magic realism in parts.These novels are Grass's take on Germany under the Nazis, written at a time when Germany would like to have 'forgotten' all that bother. I'm looking forward to sinking my mind's teeth into these now that I'm a little older and 'wiser'.Verified purchase: Yes Condition: Pre-owned.

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