The Box - Tales from the Darkroom (Paperback)

"It is impossible not to be impressed by Grass's] inexhaustible desire to experiment with the novel and by the many good stories and passages of exquisite writing in "The Box.""--Charles Simic, "New York Review of Books"
In this inspired and daring work of fiction, Gunter Grass writes in the voices of his eight children as they record memories of their childhoods, of growing up, and especially of their father, who was always at work on a new book, always at the margins of their lives. Memories contradictory, happy, loving, accusatory--they piece together an intimate picture of this most public of men. To say nothing of Marie, a photographer and 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 than simple replication. They reveal a truth beyond ordinary life, depict the future, tell what might have been, grant the wishes 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? An audacious literary experiment, "The Box" is Grass at his best.

General

Imprint:	Harpervia
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2011
First published:	October 2011
Authors:	Gunter Grass
Dimensions:	205 x 135 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	208
ISBN-13:	978-0-547-57764-7
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Promotions
LSN:	0-547-57764-8
Barcode:	9780547577647

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