The setting is Danzig during World War II. The narrator recalls a boyhood scene in which a black cat pounces on his friend Mahlke s mouse -his prominent Adam s apple. This incident sets off a wild series of events that ultimately leads to Mahlke s becoming a national hero. Translated by Ralph Manheim. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
Cat and Mouse
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Author(s)Gunter Grass
PublisherHarcourt, Inc.
ISBN / ASIN0156155516
ISBN-139780156155519
AvailabilityIn Stock.
Sales Rank715,668
CategoryFiction
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸