The Tin Drum
Cover of the first German edition | |
| Author | Günter Grass |
|---|---|
| Original title | Die Blechtrommel |
| Translator | Ralph Manheim, Breon Mitchell |
| Cover artist | Günter Grass |
| Language | German |
| Series | Danzig Trilogy |
| Genre | Magic realism |
| Publisher | Hermann Luchterhand Verlag |
Publication date | 1959 |
| Publication place | West Germany |
Published in English | 1961 |
| Pages | 576 |
| OCLC | 3618781 |
| 833.914 | |
| Followed by | Cat and Mouse |
The Tin Drum (German: Die Blechtrommel, pronounced [diː ˈblɛçˌtʁɔml̩] ⓘ) is a 1959 novel by Günter Grass, the first book of his Danzig Trilogy. It was adapted into a 1979 film, which won both the 1979 Palme d'Or and the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1980.
To "beat a tin drum" means to create a disturbance in order to bring attention to a cause.