'Once upon a time there was a father who, because he had grown old,
called together his sons and daughters - four, five, six, eight in
number - and finally convinced them, after long hesitation, to do
as he wished. Now they are sitting around a table and begin to
talk...' In this delightful sequel to Peeling the Onion, Gunter
Grass writes in the voices of his eight children as they record
memories of their childhoods, of growing up, of their father, who
was always at work on a new book, always at the margins of their
lives. Memories contradictory, critical, loving, accusatory - they
piece together an intimate picture of this most public of men. To
say nothing of Marie, Grass's assistant, a family friend of many
years, perhaps even a lover, whose snapshots taken with an
old-fashioned Agfa box camera provide the author with ideas for his
work. But her images offer much more. They reveal a truth beyond
the ordinary detail of life, depict the future, tell what might
have been, grant the wishes in visual form of those photographed.
The children speculate on the nature of this magic: was the
enchanted camera a source of inspiration for their father? Did it
represent the power of art itself? Was it the eye of God? The Box
is an inspired and daring work of fiction. In its candour, wit, and
earthiness, it is Grass at his very best.
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