{"product_id":"crabwalk-paperback","title":"Crabwalk - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGünter Grass\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGünter Grass has been wrestling with Germany's past for decades now, but no book since \u003ci\u003eThe Tin Drum\u003c\/i\u003e has generated as much excitement as this engrossing account of the sinking of the \u003ci\u003eWilhelm Gustloff\u003c\/i\u003e. A German cruise ship turned refugee carrier, it was attacked by a Soviet submarine in January 1945. Some 9,000 people went down in the Baltic Sea, making it the deadliest maritime disaster of all time. \u003cbr\u003eBorn to an unwed mother on a lifeboat the night of the attack, Paul Pokriefke is a middle-aged journalist trying to piece together the tragic events. While his mother sees her whole existence in terms of that calamitous moment, Paul wishes their life could have been less touched by the past. For his teenage son, who dabbles in the dark, far-right corners of the Internet, the \u003ci\u003eGustloff\u003c\/i\u003e embodies the denial of Germany's wartime suffering. \u003cbr\u003e\"Scuttling backward to move forward,\" \u003ci\u003eCrabwalk\u003c\/i\u003e is at once a captivating tale of a tragedy at sea and a fearless examination of the ways different generations of Germans now view their past. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinner of the Nobel Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGunter Grass once again dazzlingly analyzes Germany's past and present, while hinting soberly at its future.--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn January 1945, a Soviet submarine attacked the \u003ci\u003eWilhelm Gustloff, \u003c\/i\u003e a German cruise ship turned refugee carrier, sending some nine thousand people to their deaths in the Baltic Sea. Born to an unwed mother on a lifeboat the night of the attack, a middle-aged journalist is trying to piece together the tragic events. While his mother sees her whole existence in terms of that calamitous moment, he wishes their life could have been less touched by the past. But for his teenage son, who dabbles in the far-right corners of the Internet, the obscurity of the \u003ci\u003eGustloff\u003c\/i\u003e's fate embodies the denial of Germany's wartime suffering. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrabwalk \u003c\/i\u003eis at once a captivating tale of a tragedy at sea and a critical meditation on Germany's struggle with its past. \u003cbr\u003eBorn in Danzig, Germany in 1927, \u003cb\u003eGunter Grass\u003c\/b\u003e is the widely acclaimed author of plays, essays, poems, and numerous novels. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1999. \u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 237\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 07, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42135535911047,"sku":"9780156029704","price":18.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/27787ff5b0ca733e06976042102ff0fd.webp?v=1732650337","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/crabwalk-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}